Kincade Surname

113,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kincade Surname Definition:

The front of the battle, from ceann, a head, and cad, a battle.

Kincade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6731:98,68210,972
Canada2011:183,31118,199
England881:633,16037,224
Australia471:574,37741,856
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9651:52,0405,878

Kincade (31) may also be a first name.

Kincade Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The front of the battle, from ceann, a head, and cad, a battle.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Gaelic.) From ceann, head, and cath or cad, battle—the head or front of the battle.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kincade Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kincade Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kincade occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kincade? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,617th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,790,112 people. The surname Kincade occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Kincade reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,673 people, or 1 in 98,682. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Kincade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kincade has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kincade surname expanded 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kincade Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kincade surname are 14.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Kincade earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 169.36% more than the national average, earning R 640,092 per year; in United States they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $41,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kincaide93579/
Kingcade93462/
Kindcade931/
Kinchade931/
Kincadee931/
Kinciade930/
Kinckade930/
Kinkcade930/
Kinkade864,196/
Kinjade8611/
Kencade8610/
Kincode862/
Kinsade861/
Kincadi860/
Kincady860/
Cincade860/
Kinkeade80193/
Kingkade80167/
Kinkaide8029/
Cingcade8010/
Kinsadde803/
Kinkader800/
Kinkaede800/
Knkade770/
Kingkeade751/
Kinsode7174/
Kinkadi7150/
Kinsada7121/
Kinjadi7114/
Kenkade717/
Kenjade715/
Kinzadi714/
Kinkada712/
Kinkide711/
Kencadi711/
Cencade711/
Cincadi711/
Kinzode711/
Kinkode711/
Cinkade710/
Kinsoude6717/
Kinkhede677/
Kinjadii674/
Kinssode673/
Kenzadeh671/
Chincadi671/
Kingkode670/

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Kincade Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kincade
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