Kidson (surname)

Kidson is a patronymic surname of English origin. surnamedb.com claims it is derived from the given name Kit, which is traced to the name Christopher.^[1]

People with the surname

• Alfred Kidson (1863–1937), Australian lawyer and politician
• Charles Kidson (1867–1908), New Zealand art teacher, artist, craftsman and sculptor
• Edward Kidson (1882–1939), New Zealand meteorologist and scientific administrator
• Elsa Kidson (1905–1979), New Zealand soil scientist and sculptor
• Frank Kidson (1855–1926), English folk song collector and music scholar
• Peter Kidson, historian

References

1. Kidson. surnamedb.com