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Sidman Name Meaning

English:: from an unrecorded early Middle English personal name Sideman or Sedeman (Old English Sidumann Seodumann a pet form of Old English personal names formed with sidu seodu ‘custom manners modesty’ + the hypocoristic suffix mann). perhaps an occupational name for a servant of a man surnamed Seed . perhaps an occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English sedeman ‘sower of seeds’ synonymous with Middle English sedere. altered form of Sydenham a habitational name from Sydenham in Bridgwater (Somerset) Sydenham Damerel (Devon) Sydenham in Marystow (Devon) or Sydenham (Oxon). The placenames originally meant ‘(at the) wide enclosure or water meadow’ from Old English sīdan dative of sīd ‘large spacious wide’ + hamm ‘enclosure water meadow’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Gedman, Siman, Kidman, Stidman, Silman, Sirman, Edman, Widman

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Where is the Sidman family from?

You can see how Sidman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sidman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sidman families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 23 Sidman families living in Yorkshire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Sidman's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Sidman families in 1891.
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What did your Sidman ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sidman. 80% of Sidman women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    80%
  • Domestic Service
    10%
  • Retired
    10%
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There are 4,000 census records available for the last name Sidman. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sidman census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 513 immigration records available for the last name Sidman. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 708 military records available for the last name Sidman. For the veterans among your Sidman ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sidman lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Sidman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Sidman in 1957 was 57, and 78 in 2004.

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