How common is the surname Kidman?

536 people in the United States had the surname Kidman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. It ranked 40,745th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kidman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kidman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kidman?

Nicole Kidman, Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967).

Where is the surname Kidman most common?

Wikidata records people named Kidman in Australia.

Is the surname Kidman getting more or less common?

Less common. 544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 536 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Kidman

An occupational surname, carried by 536 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kidman is more common than 74.9% of them.

Origin

From kid + -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.

Kidman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 536 people named Kidman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 544.

#40,745

rank among US surnames

536

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #38,263)

Who is named Kidman

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

94% of people named Kidman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kidmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nicole Kidman
Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)

Questions

Where does the surname Kidman come from?: From kid + -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.
How common is the surname Kidman?: 536 people in the United States had the surname Kidman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. It ranked 40,745th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kidman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kidman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kidman?: Nicole Kidman, Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967).
Where is the surname Kidman most common?: Wikidata records people named Kidman in Australia.
What type of surname is Kidman?: Kidman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Kidman getting more or less common?: Less common. 544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 536 in 2010, down 1.5%.