Is this your surname? Why not share this page on Facebook

Surname Etymology and Meaning of KANE

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Irish (Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catháin ‘descendant of Cathán’ (see O’Kane). Compare Keane.
2. Scottish: reduced form of McKean.
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): altered spelling of Cohen.
4. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Kanne.
5. Probably also an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kohn).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)