Cane Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cane Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cane family

Profession Census Frequency
School 228
General Labourer 25
Private Means 16
General Servant (domestic) 15
Farm Labourer 14
None 13
Dressmaker 12
Carman 10
Domestic Servant 10
Assisting In Business 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Labourer 9
Laundress 9
Shop Assistant 9
House Painter 8
Farmer 8
At School 7
No Occupation 7
Carter 6
Charwoman 6
Clerk 6
Gardener Domestic 6
Housemaid (domestic) 6
Bricklayer 5
Coal Porter 5

Cane Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cain 50% 34,693
2 Cane 100% 15,382
3 Kane 75% 9,138
4 Caine 80% 8,769
5 Kain 25% 3,031
6 Cone 75% 2,561
7 Can 75% 1,569
8 Coan 50% 1,556
9 Coon 25% 1,374
10 Coin 25% 951
11 Acon 25% 488
12 Coine 60% 405
13 Kaine 60% 403
14 Cayne 80% 376
15 Coen 25% 358
16 Coun 25% 352
17 Con 50% 332
18 Kayne 60% 271
19 Cean 50% 231
20 Cuin 25% 146
21 Cuneo 60% 136
22 Coane 80% 131
23 Coone 60% 128
24 Conie 60% 121
25 Caen 50% 106
26 Caun 50% 105
27 Cune 75% 103

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The surname Cane is the 2nd most popular variant of Cain.

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