Kidston
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Cydd + tūn (“enclosure, estate”).
Proper noun
Kidston (plural Kidstons)
- A surname from Old English.
- A ghost town in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kidston is the 149395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 110 individuals. Kidston is most common among White (96.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kidston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 300.