View Surname: Kinnaird

From the name of a place in Scotland. The area concerned is high and occupies a vantage point and may have been named in Gaelic as Ceann Ard, literally meaning "high end or head". In 1180, the Norman nobleman Rudulphus Rufus received from his friend, King William the Lion (King of Scots), a charter of land in the Carse of Gowrie.

Another source indicates that Rudulphus's name was in fact de Kinnaird. Perhaps he actually gave his name to the area, which in turn, from the vocal sound, became Ceann Ard in Gaelic. Ceann Ard is the proper, original Gaelic spelling and Ceann Aird developed from it.

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