How common is the surname Kidd?

33,186 people in the United States had the surname Kidd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,303 Americans. It ranked 1,060th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kidd?

Jason Kidd, American basketball player and coach, followed by Billy Kidd.

Where is the surname Kidd most common?

Wikidata records people named Kidd in the United States.

Is the surname Kidd getting more or less common?

More common. 31,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,186 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Kidd

A surname, carried by 33,186 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kidd is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 33,186 people named Kidd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,303 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,886.

#1,060

rank among US surnames

33,186

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #998)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,051	Becerra	33,274	9,279
#1,052	Lindsay	33,255	9,284
#1,053	Ritter	33,252	9,285
#1,054	Cooley	33,231	9,291
#1,055	Fritz	33,224	9,293
#1,056	Cooke	33,223	9,293
#1,057	Delaney	33,218	9,295

Who is named Kidd

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Kidd identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kidds

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Kidd
American basketball player and coach, born 1973
Billy Kidd
American alpine ski racer, born 1943
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kidd

Kidd has the Soundex code K300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K300.

Questions

How common is the surname Kidd?: 33,186 people in the United States had the surname Kidd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,303 Americans. It ranked 1,060th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kidd?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Kidd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kidd?: Jason Kidd, American basketball player and coach, followed by Billy Kidd.
Where is the surname Kidd most common?: Wikidata records people named Kidd in the United States.
Is the surname Kidd getting more or less common?: More common. 31,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,186 in 2010, up 4.1%.