| ![Show Contents]() Keynes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The surname Keynes originally appeared in Gaelic as "O Cathain" or "Mac Cathain." Early Origins of the Keynes familyThe surname Keynes was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster. At one time, the areas was named O'Cahan Country. Early History of the Keynes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Keynes research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1196, 1617, 1631, 1641, 1644, 1680, 1697, 1709, 1714, 1730, 1754, 1757, 1781 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Keynes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Keynes Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Keynes are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Keane, Kane, Kayne, Keaney, Keny, Keyne, O'Kane, O'Keane, O'Cahan, Cahan, Kean, O'Cain, McCloskey, McCluskey, McClaskey and many more. Early Notables of the Keynes familyProminent amongst the family at this time was Ruaidri Dall Ó Catháin (fl. late 16th/early 17th century), an Irish harper and composer; and Echlin O'Kane, one of the most famous of all Irish Harpists. Manus O'Cahan's Regiment of Foot was a body of soldiers, many of who had fought in Europe in the early years of the Thirty Years War. McColla, and a cousin by marriage, Manus O'Cahan, were thrown together in a joint Catholic-Protestant Scots-Irish peace keeping force in 1641. In one Ulster battle, McColla was badly wounded. O'Cahan personally dragged his giant 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) friend...
Another 98 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Keynes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Keynes familyA massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Keynes or a variant listed above: Charles Kane settled in New London Conn. in 1811 with his family; Charles, David, Francis, Henry, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas and William Kane all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Keynes (post 1700) | + |
- John Maynard Keynes CB, FBA (1883-1946), 1st Baron Keynes, an English economist, proponent of Keynesian economics, generally considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century
- Dr John Keynes (1805-1878), English physician, father of John Neville Keynes
- Alexander Amin Casper Keynes (b. 1991), birth name of Skandar Keynes, an English actor
- Simon Douglas Keynes MA, PhD, LittD, FBA (b. 1952), English Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge University
- Richard Darwin Keynes CBE, FRS (1919-2010), British physiologist, great-grandson of Charles Darwin
- Randal Hume Keynes OBE, FLS (b. 1948), British conservationist, author and great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin
- Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (b. 1887), English biographer, surgeon, physician, scholar and bibliophile, younger brother of John Maynard Keynes
- William Milo Keynes MD, FRCS (1924-2009), British physician and author, third son of Sir Geoffrey Keynes
- John Neville Keynes (1852-1949), British economist, father of John Maynard Keynes
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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