Kidner
English
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Etymology
[edit]Apparently from Middle English kidnēre (“kidney”), but the sense is obscure.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kidner (plural Kidners)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kidner is the 88336th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 210 individuals. Kidner is most common among White (97.14%) individuals.
References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Hans, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, p. 1472
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kidner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 300.