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

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: Celtic

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: Scotland

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: Gaelic

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