Kidney

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English

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Etymology

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From a mistranslation of Irish Ó Dubháin (descendant of Dubhán) (directly rendered in English as Duane), a personal name from a diminutive of dubh (black). This was confused with dubhán (kidney), which in fact is a derivative of dubh (black).

Proper noun

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Kidney (plural Kidneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kidney is the 21034th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1250 individuals. Kidney is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.

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