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Where did the Irish Cain family come from? What is the Irish Cain family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cain family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cain family history?
The surname Cain is an old Irish name that originally appeared in Gaelic as O Cathain or Mac Cathain. This may be related to the ancient name Cahane, which signifies "Beloved." More likely, the surname came from the name Catháin, made up of the Gaelic "cath," or "battle;" and "án," or "one who;" thus the name referred to "the fighting one."
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Kane, Kayne, O'Kane, Cain, O'Cain and others.First found in County Londonderry. There were two great septs of Ó Catháin, which were apparently quite distinct: Kane (O'Kane) in Ulster, and Keane in Munster and Connacht. A Gaelic family O'Kane emerged in County of Derry: these were the O'Kanes of Keenaght and Coleraine. The founder of this family, is said to be "Eogan," ancestor of the northern Hy Nials, and son of the Nine Hostages, King of Ireland, A.D. 379. The O'Cathain's came into prominence again in the twelfth century (they appear in the Annals of the Four Masters from 1170 onwards) and were next in command to the O'Neill Chieftans of Ulster. There is historical evidence that Dungiven Priory is the tomb of "Cooey-na-Gal O'Cahan," who died in 1385. They also possessed part of Antrim, ruling from the Castle of Dunseverick, which they held from circa 1000 AD to circa 1320 AD, regaining it again in the mid 1500s. The ruins of Dunseverick still remain.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Cain Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Christopher Cain or Cayne who settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1639, died in 1653, he had two sons, Jonathon and Nathaniel
- Claes Jansz Cain, who landed in New York in 1647
- Charles Cain settled in Virginia in 1654
Cain Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Thomas Cain, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1763
- Peter Cain, who landed in North Carolina in 1764
- Ernst Cain, who landed in America in 1780
Cain Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Andrew Cain, who arrived in America in 1803
- Robert Cain, who arrived in America in 1805
- Michael Cain, who landed in America in 1808-1809
- Percival Cain, aged 19, arrived in New York in 1812
- George Cain, aged 32, landed in New York in 1812
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- Dean George Cain (b. 1966), American actor
- Matthew Thomas Cain (b. 1984), American Major League Baseball player
- James Mallahan Cain (1892-1977), American author and journalist
- Herbert James Cain (1912-1982), Canadian professional ice hockey left winger
- Elizabeth "Liz" Cain (b. 1962), former Australian pair skater
- Major Robert Henry Cain (1909-1974), British Soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
- John Cain (b. 1931), Australian Labor Party politician, 41st Premier of Victoria (1982 to 1990)
- Ashley Thomas Cain (b. 1990), English footballer
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- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
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