Explore the Family Name Kiddy

The meaning of Kiddy

1. English: perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Cyddi, a pet form of names in Cūth- (such as Cuthbert). 2. Scottish, Irish and English: variant of Scottish Keddie.

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How common is the last name Kiddy in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kiddy has seen some changes in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 31,014th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had risen slightly to 30,570th. This represents a change of 1.43%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 708 in 2000 to 763 in 2010, a rise of 7.77%. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals named Kiddy per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,014	#30,570	1.43%
Count	708	763	7.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kiddy

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kiddy also shows some shifts according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of those with the surname, though there was a slight decrease from 95.62% in 2000 to 92.66% in 2010. There was no representation for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities in either year. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races rose from 1.41% in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010, marking a considerable increase of nearly 49%. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase, rising from 1.69% in 2000 to 3.01% in 2010 - a substantial surge of 78.11%. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native increased modestly from 0.85% to 1.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.62%	92.66%	-3.1%
Hispanic	1.69%	3.01%	78.11%
Two or More Races	1.41%	2.1%	48.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.85%	1.05%	23.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%