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Kincaid History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Kincaid History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

The first people to use the name Kincaid were a family of Strathclyde-Britons who lived in the Scottish/English Borderlands. The name comes from when someone lived at Kincaid in the county of Stirlingshire. The name of Kincaith, from which the family derive their name is almost certainly of Gaelic origin, coming from the Gaelic words "ceann", meaning top or head and "caithe", meaning pass. 1 2

Early Origins of the Kincaid family

The surname Kincaid was first found in Stirlingshire. The earliest evidence of the surname Kincaid was found in the parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire north of Glasgow. 3

Early History of the Kincaid family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kincaid research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1457, 1467, 1493, 1545, 1579, 1600, 1609, 1660, 1661, 1687, 1726, 1787, 1815, 1840 and 1902 are included under the topic Early Kincaid History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kincaid Spelling Variations

Surnames that evolved in Scotland in the Middle Ages often appear under many spelling variations. These are due to the practice of spelling according to sound in the era before dictionaries had standardized the English language. Kincaid has appeared as Kincaid, Kinkeed, Kincade, Kyncade, Kinkaid and many more.

Early Notables of the Kincaid family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jean Kincaid (1579-1600) who led an unfortunate life with a brutal husband, John Kincaid of Warriston. Eventually, his violent ways became too much for her to bear and she incited a servant of hers na...
Thomas Kincaid (1661-1726), (Thomas Kincaid the Younger), was an Edinburgh medical student, golfer and archer, whose student diary includes the earliest known instructions for playing golf. Sir John K...

Kincaid Ranking

In the United States, the name Kincaid is the 1,784^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Kincaid family to Ireland

Some of the Kincaid family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 121 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kincaid migration to the United States +

The North American colonies beckoned, with their ample land and opportunity as their freedom from the persecution suffered by so many Clan families back home. Many Scots even fought against England in the American War of Independence to gain this freedom. Recently, clan societies have allowed the ancestors of these brave Scottish settlers to rediscover their familial roots. Among them:

Kincaid Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Kincaid, who settled in New Jersey in 1685

Kincaid Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

David Kincaid, who landed in Virginia in 1716 5
John Kincaid, who arrived in New England in 1718 5
Robert Kincaid, who arrived in Virginia in 1746 5
George Kincaid, who arrived in Virginia in 1746 5
Patrick Kincaid, who landed in New England in 1760 5
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Kincaid Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Kincaid, who landed in Alexandria, Va in 1807 5
James Kincaid, who settled in Alexandria Virginia in 1807
Robert Kincaid, who settled in Boston in 1847
Mary Kincaid, aged 74, who landed in America from County Mayo, in 1892
Mary I. Kincaid, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Derry, in 1892
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Kincaid Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Martha I Kincaid, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Tyrone, in 1901
Joseph Kincaid, aged 24, who landed in America from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1911
James Kincaid, aged 38, who landed in America from Ballymahor, Ireland, in 1912
Emily Kincaid, aged 57, who immigrated to America, in 1913
Emma Florence Kincaid, aged 25, who landed in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1920
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Kincaid migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kincaid Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Ann Kincaid, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Perseus" in 1834

Kincaid migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Kincaid Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Grace Kincaid, (b. 1822), aged 19, Irish servant from County Down, Ireland departing on 8th July 1841 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "New York Packet" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd October 1841 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Kincaid (post 1700) +

Wally Kincaid (1926-2015), American college baseball coach, inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010
Douglas Doerr "Doug" Kincaid (b. 1962), American artist, writer, puppeteer and performer
Major-General Alvan Cleveland Kincaid (1892-1968), American Commanding General 12th Air Force (1948-1949) 7
Bradley Kincaid (1895-1989), American country singer
William Bradley Kincaid (1895-1989), American folk singer
Aron Kincaid (b. 1940), American voice actor
Nanci Kincaid, American novelist
John R. Kincaid, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories
Robert Kincaid (1832-1883), Irish-born, Canadian physician and politician who represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1882 to 1883
James R. Kincaid, Professor of English at the University of Southern California

Historic Events for the Kincaid family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. John Kincaid, British Boy, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 8

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Ship Voyages to New South Wales (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/New%20York%20Packet_23%20Oct%201841/4_478200095.jpg&No=245
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Alvan Kincaid. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Kincaid/Alvan_Cleveland/USA.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html