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- Irish (Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catháin 'descendant of Cathán' (see O'Kane). Compare Keane.
- Scottish: reduced form of McKean.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): altered spelling of Cohen.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Kanne.
- Probably also an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kohn).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
*information taken from Ancestry.com surname search
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