Kane Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kane Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kane family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 17
Labourer 16
Female Servant 5
Agricultural Labourer 3
Shoe Maker 3
Clerk 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Upholstress 3
Potter Journeyman 3
Brick Layer 2
Cotton Card Room Hand Journeyman 2
Sexton 2
Tenter In Cotton Mill Journeyman 2
Weaver 2
Male Servant 2
Ag Lab 2
Card Doffer 2
Card Tenter 2
Joiner 2
Laundress 2
Pupil 2
Ag Labourer 2
Linen Weaver 2
Prisoner Labourer 1
Private Soldier 1

Kane Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Keen 25% 40,558
2 Cain 25% 34,693
3 Cane 75% 15,382
4 Keene 60% 11,160
5 Kane 100% 9,138
6 Caine 60% 8,769
7 Kean 50% 7,669
8 Keane 80% 4,526
9 Knee 50% 3,480
10 Kain 50% 3,031
11 Ikin 25% 2,166
12 Kine 75% 827
13 Ekin 25% 751
14 Aiken 20% 702
15 Ken 50% 684
16 Akin 25% 617
17 Kaine 80% 403
18 Aikin 20% 384
19 Cayne 60% 376
20 Keena 40% 316
21 Eakin 20% 311
22 Kayne 80% 271
23 Kene 75% 202
24 Okane 80% 175
25 Keon 25% 165
26 Kein 25% 154
27 Kaen 50% 149
28 Kin 50% 140
29 Aken 25% 127
30 Oaken 40% 122
31 Kun 50% 108
32 Kune 75% 105

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The surname Kane is the 5th most popular variant of Keen.

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