# Kain (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kain/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish, variant of Kane.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,132 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,603 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 60,161 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.5% (4,686 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kain in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kain in the United States.

## People named Kain

- John Joseph Kain, American Catholic archbishop (1841-1903)
- Khalil Kain, American actor

## Similar surnames

Kane, Kahn, Kean, Kania, Kan, Kin, Kann, Kuan, Kanu, Kien, Khan, Kwan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.