Find out how popular the last name Kincheloe is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kincheloe.

Kincheloe, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kincheloe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kincheloe in America

Kincheloe is the 17026th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kincheloe surname appeared 1,669 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kincheloe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kincheloe to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kincheloe

The surname Kincheloe is believed to have originated in the Scottish Highlands. The earliest known spelling of the name was Kinchelloch, derived from the Gaelic words "ceann" meaning head and "cill" meaning church or chapel, suggesting a link to a prominent local church or religious site.

Records indicate that the Kincheloe name first appeared in the county of Ayrshire in the 13th century, where members of the clan held lands and property. One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name is in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which listed Scottish landowners who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. A John de Kyncheloch is mentioned in these rolls.

In the 16th century, the Kincheloes were prominent landowners and played a role in the Scottish Wars of Independence against England. A Sir William Kincheloe is noted as leading a group of Ayrshire men into battle at the Battle of Largs in 1263.

As the name spread throughout Scotland, regional variations in spelling emerged, such as Kincheloch, Kyncheloch, and Kincheloch. The spelling Kincheloe became more common in the 17th century.

Notable individuals with the Kincheloe surname include:

1. Robert Kincheloe (1775-1846), a Scottish merchant and landowner who emigrated to Virginia, USA in the early 19th century.

2. Iven C. Kincheloe Sr. (1879-1958), an American industrialist and founder of the Kincheloe Corporation, a major manufacturing company based in St. Louis, Missouri.

3. Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. (1907-1994), son of Iven C. Kincheloe Sr., and a pioneer in the American aviation industry who set several world speed records in the 1930s.

4. George Kincheloe (1888-1972), a Scottish-born American architect known for designing many notable buildings in Los Angeles, California.

5. Sammy Kincheloe (1907-1978), an American musician and bandleader who led the popular Sammy Kincheloe Orchestra during the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kincheloe

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kincheloe.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kincheloe was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kincheloe has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kincheloe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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