Kid — Family Name, Records and Arms

Ask a genealogist about Kid and the first name they will mention is Kidd.

Read literally, Kid points to “Young goat”. Without the “d” of Kidd, Kid is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Kydd.

Heraldry and the Kid name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kid, so the heraldry linked to Kidd is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Research your Kid family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.