McCane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
Ireland

The Dalriadan clans of ancient Scotland spawned the ancestors of the McCane family. Their name comes from the given name Ian or John. John is the most common personal name in the Highlands. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Iain.

Early Origins of the McCane family

The surname McCane was first found in Argyllshire (Gaelic erra Ghaidheal), the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the McCane family

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McCane Spelling Variations

The medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English created many spelling variations of the same name. McCane has been recorded as MacIan, MacAne, MacKane, MacKean, MacKain and others.

Early Notables of the McCane family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was Archibald McKain (1717-1777), Scottish Shoemaker and Burgess of Elgin, Morayshire, who became the 15th Chief of MacIain of Ardnamurchan. Also of note was Thomas M'kean of Delaware, one of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence.John Canne (d. 1667?)...
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McCane Ranking

In the United States, the name McCane is the 13,987^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the McCane family to Ireland

Some of the McCane family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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McCane migration to the United States +

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name McCane, or a variant listed above:

McCane Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John McCane, who arrived in New York in 1832 2

McCane migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

McCane Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Arthur McCane, aged 28, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Amazon" 3

Contemporary Notables of the name McCane (post 1700) +

Bryon Anthony McCane II (b. 1976), better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone,an American rapper, singer and the youngest member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) AMAZON 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/amazon1852.shtml