# Kidd (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kidd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 33,186 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,060 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,303 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (31,886 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kidd in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kidd in the United States.

## People named Kidd

- Jason Kidd, American basketball player and coach
- Billy Kidd, American alpine ski racer
- Michael Kidd, American film choreographer (1915–2007)
- Warren Kidd, American basketball player (born 1970)
- Chip Kidd, American graphic designer (born 1964)
- Tillie K. Fowler, American congresswoman (1942–2005)

## Similar surnames

Kiddy, Kaid, Keith, Kite, Kato, Kitt, Kohut, Keitt, Kott, Keita, Kot, Kohout.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.