# Kane (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,584 |
| US rank (2010) | 680 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,104 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (48,527 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /keɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Kaine |

## Etymology

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), Mac Catháin (“son of Cathán”), a name meaning "warrior," from cath (“battle”). Compare O'Kane and Keane. * As an English surname, variant of Cane. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Kahane and Kanne. * As a German surname, Americanized from Köhn, Kohn. * As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Nykänen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kane 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kane in the United States, Australia, Hungary and the Kingdom of Ireland.

## People named Kane

- Bob Kane, American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998)
- Carol Kane, American actress (born 1952)
- Chelsea Kane, American actress and singer
- Adelaide Kane, Australian actress (born 1990)
- Patrick Kane, American ice hockey player (born 1988)
- Tom Kane, American voice actor (1962-2026)
- Christian Kane, American actor and musician
- Helen Kane, American actress (1904-1966)
- Kimberly Kane, American pornographic actress
- Elisha Kent Kane, American explorer and military medical officer (1820–1857)
- Gil Kane, American comic book artist (1926–2000)
- Kortney Kane, American pornographic actress

and 16 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Kahn, Keane, Kain, Kean, Kania, Kan, Keaney, Kann, Kone, Kuan, Kanu, Khan.

## 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.