Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
KINCAID
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
KINCAID.* The Kincaids were "of that Ilk," at an early date. Of the castle in the amis of the family, Nisbet remarks : " It seems the castle represents that of Edinburgh ; for these of the family were a long time constables thereof.' ' An ancestor, " for his valiant service in recovering of the castle of Edinburgh from the English, in the time of King Edward I., was made constable of the said castle, and his pos
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic