The kincaid Surname
kincaid Name Meaning and History
Scottish: habitational name from a place near Lennoxtown, north of
Glasgow, which is first recorded in 1238 as Kincaith and in
1250 as Kincathe. The former spelling suggests derivation from
Gaelic ceann ‘head’, ‘top’ + càithe ‘pass’, whereas
the latter would point to cadha ‘quagmire’ as the second
element.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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