KIDDER

A dealer in corn, provisions, and merchandize; a traveling trader.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

KIDDER. One who travels with goods for sale. " A huckster who carries corn, victuals, &c., up and down to sell." Bailey. The Gothic hjfa signifies to deal or hawk. Most if not all the Kidders of England spring fi-om Maresfield, co. Sussex, where they may be traced liack as far as the reign of Edward II. Sussex Archasolog, Collections. IX. 127.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.