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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. 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:
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, played the wife of Andy Kaufman's character on the t.v. 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
- Paul Kane (1810-1871), Irish-born, Canadian painter
- Colonel John R Kane (1907-1996), American aviator who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
- Justin Stewart Kane (b. 1981), Australian Olympic bantamweight boxer
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