Kane Family History
Kane Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catháin or Mac Catháin ‘descendant (or son) of Cathán’ a personal name meaning ‘warrior’ (see O'Kane ). Compare Keane . English: variant of Cane . Jewish (Ashkenazic): altered form of Kahane . Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Kanne . Americanized form of German Köhn (see Kohn ). Compare Cane . American shortened and altered form of Finnish Nykänen an old eastern surname formed with the suffix -nen thought to be related to the extinct surname Nukainen and placenames beginning with Nuka(ri)- which are most likely based on the old lost word nois (genitive nokiin) ‘marten’ later ‘beaver’ and ‘pelt’.7: West African (mainly Senegal and Mali): from the name of the Kane clan of the Tukulor people of unexplained etymology.8: West African (Mali; Kané): Mandinka name of unexplained etymology. Compare Kanneh .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022