Explore the Family Name Kidman

The meaning of Kidman

English: 1. occupational name from Middle English kid(d)e ‘kid, young deer or goat’ + man, denoting a goatherd or someone who had charge of young livestock. 2. occupational name from the Middle English personal name Kid, Kydd (see Kidd) + man, denoting the ‘man(servant) of someone called Kid’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Kidman" has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kidman was ranked 38,263rd in terms of popularity and had a count of 544 individuals. By 2010, its rank had increased to 40,745, indicating a drop in popularity of around 6.49%; meanwhile, the count dipped marginally to 536, marking a decline of 1.47%. The proportion per 100k also witnessed a decrease of 10.0%, moving from 0.2 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,263	#40,745	-6.49%
Count	544	536	-1.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kidman

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides an insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Kidman". In 2000, around 93.75% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that rose slightly to 94.03% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 3.13% in 2000 to 4.85% in 2010—an uptick of 54.95%. No Kidmans identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in either year. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native were at 1.10% in 2000 but the data for this group was suppressed in 2010. The data for those identifying with two or more races was also suppressed in 2010 after being recorded at 0.92% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.75%	94.03%	0.3%
Hispanic	3.13%	4.85%	54.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.1%	0%	0%