How common is the surname Kane?

50,584 people in the United States had the surname Kane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,104 Americans. It ranked 680th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kane?

Bob Kane, American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998), followed by Carol Kane.

Where is the surname Kane most common?

Wikidata records people named Kane in the United States, Australia and Hungary and 1 other country.

Is the surname Kane getting more or less common?

More common. 48,527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,584 in 2010, up 4.2%.

Is Kane also a first name?

Yes. Kane is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kane

A patronymic surname, carried by 50,584 people in the United States.

Pronounced /keɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex K500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kane is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Kane is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 50,584 people named Kane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,104 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 48,527.

#680

rank among US surnames

50,584

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #636)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#671	Harrell	50,837	6,073
#672	Shields	50,832	6,074
#673	Rubio	50,788	6,079
#674	Huffman	50,786	6,079
#676	Boyer	50,742	6,085
#677	Garrison	50,686	6,091
#678	Arroyo	50,614	6,100

Who is named Kane

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Kane identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kanes

28 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1988
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, born 1972
Helen Kane
American actress (1904-1966)
Kimberly Kane
American pornographic actress, born 1983
Elisha Kent Kane
American explorer and military medical officer (1820–1857)
Gil Kane
American comic book artist (1926–2000)
Kortney Kane
American pornographic actress, born 1986

Notable Kanes come mostly from the United States (25), Australia (1) and Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Kaine

Surnames that sound like Kane

Kane has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.

Questions

Where does the surname Kane come from?: * 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…
How common is the surname Kane?: 50,584 people in the United States had the surname Kane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,104 Americans. It ranked 680th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kane?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kane?: Bob Kane, American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998), followed by Carol Kane.
Where is the surname Kane most common?: Wikidata records people named Kane in the United States, Australia and Hungary and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Kane?: Kane is /keɪn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Kane?: Kane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Kane getting more or less common?: More common. 48,527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,584 in 2010, up 4.2%.
What are other spellings of Kane?: Kaine.
Is Kane also a first name?: Yes. Kane is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.