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Kiddle Family History

Kiddle Surname Meaning

From Middle English kidel kedel ‘fishing weir of stakes, wattles, and nets’ (Anglo-Norman French kidel(l) kydel(e), Old French quidel cuidel) for someone who lived by, worked at, or had charge of such a weir. Compare Katharine Kydelman 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Essex).

Sometimes perhaps from Kiddal in Barwick in Elmet (WR Yorks), although Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames notes that the surname from this source may have died out in the 17th century.

The place-name is recorded as Kyddale and Kydale in medieval documents and probably derives from the Old English personal name Cydda + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Kiddle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kiddle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kiddle families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 90 Kiddle families living in Somerset. This was about 15% of all the recorded Kiddle's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Kiddle families in 1891.
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What did your Kiddle ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Dairy Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kiddle. 14% of Kiddle men worked as a Dairy Farmer and 77% of Kiddle women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kiddle were General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic.

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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 Male Occupations In 1939

  • Dairy Farmer
    14%
  • Farmer
    14%
  • Bricklayer
    10%
  • General Labourer
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%

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What is the average Kiddle lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Kiddle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Kiddle in 1963 was 84, and 101 in 2004.

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