Sidman
English
Etymology
From an unrecorded Middle English personal name Sideman or Sedeman, perhaps from Old English sidu (“custom, habit”) + mann (“man, person”).
Proper noun
Sidman (countable and uncountable, plural Sidmans)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A census-designated place in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sidman is the 41579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Sidman is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sidman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.