Kincaid

Kincaid

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kincade, Kincaide, Kingcade, Kinkade, Kinkaid, Kinkead

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Lennoxtown, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head, top”) + càithe (“pass”) or cadha (“quagmire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪnˈkeɪd/

Proper noun

Kincaid (countable and uncountable, plural Kincaids)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
4. A city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.
6. A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kincaid is the 2000^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18075 individuals. Kincaid is most common among White (86.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kincaid”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306.

Anagrams

• Dickian