Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
HIDE
There are approximately 381 people named Hide in the UK. That makes it the 11,765th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Hide.
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HydeThe Hide surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HIDE. A feudal portion of land of uncertain extent, according to its quality. A hide appears generally to have been so much land as "with its house and toft, right of common, and other appurtenances, was considered to be sufficient for the necessities of a family." Archaologia, vol. XXXV. p. 470. There are specific localities called Hide, in Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Herefordshire, and many other counties.