Last Name KIDDER

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Meaning The kidder, i.e. a huckster. The name is frequently found in the Poll Tax, 1379, West Riding Yorks.
A dealer in corn, provisions, and merchandize; a traveling trader.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 4,896 (2000 US census) 5,266 (1990 US census)
Count 6,589 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.2%, or 6273 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.18%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.67%, or 44 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.71%, or 47 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.53%, or 101 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.7%, or 112 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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