The Cid Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Public name statistics give a good picture of the Cid surname. French birth records list 568 children named Cid between 1891 and 2000. In Spain, the INE population register lists 14,659 people with Cid as their first surname and 14,427 as their second.

• We don't publish a meaning for Cid without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family.

Arms associated with the name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Cid name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned. Want more than a summary? See the Cid family name pack.