Kydd Surname
Approximately 2,582 people bear this surname
Kydd Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kid,' a man of a frisky disposition; compare Doe, Roe, Buck, Roebuck, &c.
Reginald Kyd, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ricardus Kyd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Kydde, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameKydd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:574,420 | 47,094 |
| Canada | 509 | 1:72,388 | 8,234 |
| Scotland | 416 | 1:12,870 | 1,703 |
| England | 340 | 1:163,877 | 15,242 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 176 | 1:640 | 140 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 70 | 1:19,485 | 2,299 |
| Northern Ireland | 65 | 1:28,385 | 3,035 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Barbados | 13 | 1:22,111 | 1,112 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 478 | 1:7,831 | 1,077 |
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Kydd (27) may also be a first name.
Kydd Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kid,' a man of a frisky disposition; compare Doe, Roe, Buck, Roebuck, &c.
Reginald Kyd, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ricardus Kyd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Kydde, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Kyddei 1379: ibid.
1611. Anthony Kydde and Julian Percy: Marriage Lic. (London).
1631-2. Archibald Kyd and Sara Butter: ibid.
1709. Married — William Kidd and Christian Willson: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Kidd, q.v.
The young of a goat-analogous to Lamb, Colt, &c.
Kydd Demographics
Kydd Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kydd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kydd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kydd has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kydd? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 167,491st most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,822,442 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kydd live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world It is held by 27 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 574,420. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 16 percent live.
Kydd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kydd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kydd surname grew 2,629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 739 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kydd Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kydd are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Kydd earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning R 265,344 per year; in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $47,714 CAD per year.
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