# Kidman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,147

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as an occupation.

## Etymology
From kid + -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.

## Easily confused with
- **Kiran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidman-vs-kiran)
- **kidnap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidman-vs-kidnap)
- **Kieran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidman-vs-kieran)
- **kinsman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidman-vs-kinsman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ikdman`, `kdiman`, `kidamn`, `kiddman`, `kidmann`, `kidmman`, `kidmna`, `kimdan`, `kkidman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kidman