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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Origins Available: Irish-Alt, Irish

Where did the Irish Kane family come from? What is the Irish Kane family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kane family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kane family history?

The surname Kane is an old Irish name that originally appeared in Gaelic as O Cathain or Mac Cathain.

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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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kane research. Another 447 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1196, 1617, and 1875 are included under the topic Early Kane History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kane Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kane Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Kane, who arrived in Maryland in 1674

Kane Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Jeremiah Kane, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1767
  • Cornelous Kane, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1787

Kane Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jno Kane, aged 24, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1804
  • Isa Kane, who landed in America in 1805
  • Andw Kane, who arrived in America in 1805
  • Margt Kane, who landed in America in 1805
  • Wm Kane, who arrived in America in 1805


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  • Carol Kane (b. 1952), American actress who played the wife of Andy Kaufman's character on the televison show "Taxi"
  • Art Kane (1925-1995), born Arthur Kanofsky, American fashion and music photographer
  • John Kane (1860-1934), Scottish-born, American painter
  • Robert "Bob" Kane (1915-1998), born Robert Kahn, American comic book artist, creator of Batman, inductee to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1996)
  • Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), American medical officer in the United States Navy, member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin
  • Thomas L. Kane (1822-1883), American Civil War general and founder of Kane, Pennsylvania
  • Daniel M. Kane (b. 1986), American mathematician, two-time gold medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad
  • Brigadier-General Clarence Peyton Kane (1890-1964), American Commanding General Atlantic Overseas Service Command (1945-1946)
  • Brigadier-General Paul Vincent Kane (1892-1959), American Chief of Operations Group, Plans Section, Army Field Forces (1947-1949)
  • Paul Kane (1810-1871), Irish-born, Canadian painter

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  1. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  2. Land Owners in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1203-3).
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  4. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
  7. Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
  8. Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
  9. Read, Charles Anderson. The Cabinet of Irish Literature Selections from the Works of the Chief Poets, Orators and Prose Writers of Ireland 4 Volumes. London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Print.
  10. Hickey, D.J. and J.E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History form 1800 2nd Edition. Dublin: Gil & MacMillian, 2003. Print.
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The Kane Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kane Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 22 April 2012 at 21:50.

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