# Kinkade (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kinkade/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,807 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,264 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 109,991 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (2,695 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kɪŋˈkeɪd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Kincaid.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kinkade in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kinkade in the United States.

## People named Kinkade

- Thomas Kinkade, American painter (1958-2012)
- Amelia Kinkade, actress and "pet psychic"
- David Kinkade, American drummer

## Similar surnames

Kincaid, Kincade, Kinkead, Knight, Kingston, Knecht, Knighton, Knighten, Knights, Kinoshita, Kunst.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.