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Tidd Name Meaning

English:: habitational name from Tydd Saint Mary in Lincolnshire or Tydd Saint Giles in Cambridgeshire named probably from Old English titt ‘teat’ in the sense ‘slight hill’ or tydd ‘brushwood shrubs’. perhaps also from a Middle English personal name Tide Tidde (continuing Old English Tīda apparently derived from tīd ‘time’).

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


Similar surnames: Kidd, Gadd, Lind, Dodd, Eide, Hild, Budd, Tade, Bird, Lied

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You can see how Tidd families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tidd family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tidd families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 55 Tidd families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 71% of all the recorded Tidd's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Tidd families in 1911.
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What did your Tidd ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Fisherman was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Tidd. 75% of Tidd men worked as a Fisherman. .

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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 1921

  • Fisherman
    75%
  • Farmer
    25%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Tidd. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Tidd. For the veterans among your Tidd ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tidd lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Tidd life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Tidd in 1945 was 62, and 74 in 2004.

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