Kinkaid Surname
Approximately 1,360 people bear this surname
Kinkaid Surname Definition:
Of territorial origin from the lands of Kincaid in the parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire. Robert de Kyncade de eodem appears as witness in 1450 (LSC,, 125) and 1451 (REG,, 365), Patrick de Kynkad and George de Kynkad witnessed charters of lands in St.
Read More About This SurnameKinkaid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,174 | 1:308,738 | 28,337 |
| Northern Ireland | 69 | 1:26,740 | 2,917 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 459 | 1:109,409 | 10,910 |
Kinkaid (15) may also be a first name.
Kinkaid Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of territorial origin from the lands of Kincaid in the parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire. Robert de Kyncade de eodem appears as witness in 1450 (LSC,, 125) and 1451 (REG,, 365), Patrick de Kynkad and George de Kynkad witnessed charters of lands in St. Leonard's, Edinburgh, in 1457 (Neubotle, 284), and David de Kyncade was bailie of Edinburgh in 1467 and again in 1493 (ibid., 299). Thomas Kyncayd de eodem. witnessed foundation charters of the Collegiate Church of Biggar in 1545 (SCM., V, p. 308), and appears again in 1550 as Thomas Kyncaide of that Ilk (Protocols, I). James Kincaid, notary at Kilchoan, and his servitor Alexander Kincaid, appear in 1609 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 76). Kinkaid 1547, Kyncaid 1510, Kynked 1493.
(Scottish) One who came from Kincaid (head of the pass), in Stirlingshire.
A place in the parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire.
Kinkaid Demographics
Average Male Kinkaid Height
176.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kinkaid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinkaid Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinkaid is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinkaid? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kinkaid is the 283,302nd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,358,490 people. Kinkaid is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Kinkaid reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 308,738. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Kinkaid exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Kinkaid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kinkaid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kinkaid surname increased 256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 683 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kinkaid Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kinkaid last name is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kinkaid are 12.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kinkaid earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $44,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $53,882 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinkcaid | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kingkaid | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kinkid | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kinkad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kincaid | 86 | 26,379 | / |
| Kinkead | 86 | 3,152 | / |
| Kinkaed | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kinckid | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kenkaid | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kingkad | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kinkeid | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kinckad | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kingcaid | 80 | 124 | / |
| Kinkhead | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kinncaid | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kincaidt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kingkead | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kincad | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kinkit | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kinkat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kncaid | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kincid | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kinked | 77 | 2 | / |
| D'Kinkead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kencaid | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kinkeyd | 71 | 11 | / |
| Cincaid | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kinkhat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kengkad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kimcaid | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kenkead | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kimkead | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kenkaed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kincaad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kincaed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kincead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kincaîd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingcad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinkeed | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kincoid | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kincuid | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kingkate | 67 | 37 | / |
| Keungkad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingcaed | 67 | 0 | / |
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