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Where did the Irish Keane family come from? What is the Irish Keane family crest and coat of arms? When did the Keane family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Keane family history?
The surname Keane originally appeared in Gaelic as "O Cathain" or "Mac Cathain."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Keane were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. Keane, Kane, Kayne, Keaney, Keny, Keyne, O'Kane, O'Keane, O'Cahan, Cahan, Kean, O'Cain, McCloskey, McCluskey, McClaskey and many more.First found in County Londonderry.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Keane research. Another 447 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1196, 1617, and 1875 are included under the topic Early Keane History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Keane. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute do to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United Sates and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Keane family relocated to North American shores quite early:
Keane Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Martin, Michael, Patrick, and William Keane all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870
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- Edward Keane (1884-1959), American actor of the '30s and '40s
- William "Bill" Aloysius Keane (1922-2011), American cartoonist of The Family Circus
- Bob Keane (1922-2009), American musician, producer and owner of the record label Del-Fi Records, producer and manager of Ritchie Valens
- Glen Keane (b. 1954), American Annie Award winning animator, best known for his character animation at Walt Disney Studios for feature films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, and Tangled
- James John Keane (1857-1929), American archbishop of the Catholic Church
- James Patrick "Jim" Keane (1924-2011), professional American NFL football end
- Jim Keane, American politician, Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate
- Margaret Keane (b. 1927), American illustrator and painter
- Peter Keane, American blues/folk musician
- Dolores Keane (b. 1953), Irish folk singer and occasional actress
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- by Clarke L. Neal, Southern Garners (also Kean.
- by Sam Garner.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Felis demulcta mitis
Motto Translation: A stroked cat is gentle.
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- Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
- Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Print.
- 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).
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
- Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Keane Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Keane 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.
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