 Yet another possibility is that it means "the head of the battle", "ceann-catha", possibly referring to an achievement in the family history.In 1238 an early reference to the name is found when Alexander II of Scotland granted the lands of Kincade to Maldouen, third Earl of Lennox.In the same year the Earl of Lennox granted the lands to Sir William Galbraith, 4th chief of Galbraith.