Caine is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Caine
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Caine is variant form of O'Kane. See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.

Caine is a variation of the Kyan. A corruption of O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane

The ancestors of the family were anciently princes of Derry, and a younger branch of the royal O'Neills. The Irish annals mention a Kian, king of Desmond, in 1014.

The is a form of the Keynes. See under Cheney - From Quesnay in the canton of Montmartin, department of La Manche, Normandy. De Gerville, Mem . Soc. Antiq. Normandie, 1825; but Mr.Walford with more probability derives the family from Cahagnes in the department of Calvados, a village of 2000 inhabitants, lying S.W.of Caen. They held a fief of the Count of Mortain, and attended him to the Conquest of England; They also denominated Milton Keynes, county of Bucks, Winkley Keynes, county of Devon, Combe Keynes, county of Dorset, and Keynes Court, county of Wilts. Sussex Arch. The orthography has taken numerous forms, particularly De Chaaignes, de Caisneto, De Querceto—the last under an erroneous impression that the name had its origin in chesnaie, a grove of oaks.

The lastname Caine is the variant form of Keen. Perhaps sometimes from sharpness of disposition; but sometimes probably the Irish O'Kean, sans O'. Both Kene and Le Kene occur in Hundred Rolls.

The surname Caine is variant of Kane. See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.

See Cane - Cane, Cana, or Canus, appears in the Domesday of Sussex, as a baptismal name, and as a surname it is still found in that county.

Caine is a variation of the Kane. Similar to Pen and Penn.

A form of McCloskey. The son of Bloscadh.

Caine is a form of McCain. The son of Eoin, Irish form of John meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

The variation of Keen. The quick, sharp person; grandson of Cathan, a pet form of some name commencing with Cath, as Cathair or Cathal.

The family name is the variant form of the Kahan. Descendant of Cagano, a pet form of names commencing with Gegen meaning "against," as Gaganhard and Geginheri; Can also be a German variant of Cohen;dweller at the sign of the boat; one who owned or operated a boat.

Descendant of Cathan meaning "warrior"; one who came from Caen, in France; descendant of Cana meaning "of mature judgement".

A variant form of the Cain. Descendant of Cathan meaning "warrior"; one who came from Caen, in France; descendant of Cana meaning "of mature judgement".

Lastname Caine is variation of Cane. Dweller near a natural pile of rocks; one who came from Carn, the namee of various small places in Cornwall.

The variant of the Kane. Descendant of the warrior; grandson of Cathan meaning "warrior".

Caine is form of Keane. Descendant of the warrior; May also be a variant of Keen meaning "the quick, sharp person".

Caine is variant form of Keeney. Grandson of Cianach meaning "ancient".

Lastname is variant form of the McCluskey. The son of Bloscadh.

Lastname is variant of Cain. Of Gaelic origin meaning Beloved.

The family name Caine is the variant of Cane. Cane, Cana, or Canus, appears in the Domesday of Sussex, as a baptismal name, and as a surname it is still found in that county.

The form of Kain. The same as Kane - See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane

The town of Caen in Normandy was sometimes so written in English records.

Surname is form of Kean. 1. See Keen - Perhaps sometimes from sharpness of disposition; but sometimes probably the Irish O'Kean, sans O'. Both Kene and Le Kene occur in Hundred Rolls

In the Hundred Rolls, it is Kene, without prefix. 2. Keyne, a parish in Cornwall.

The surname is the form of the O'Cahan. The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.

How popular is Caine?

Caine is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Liberia, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Brazil, France, Fiji, Scotland, Isle of Man.

Caine is ranked 39485 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Caine bearers increased by 6.81 per cent in 2010 US census to 4343 since 2000, the surname slipped by 103 spots and ranked at 7647. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.84 70.34
Black 25.1 25.14
Others 2.07 1.82
Hispanic or Latino 2 1.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.71
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.39 0.47
Caine is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 13306 people have been found who wears Caine as their family name. Caine is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Caine:
7,306 United States5,811
2,292 England3,552
Countries with hundreds of Caine:
6,875 Canada632
5,698 Australia595
12,264 South Africa535
1,240 Liberia387
1,135 Jamaica267
105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines231
41,368 Brazil179
71,816 France128
1,425 Fiji126
3,964 Scotland123
99 Isle of Man122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,370 Wales92
68,025 Italy65
4,686 Ireland60
7,697 Portugal57
12,123 New Zealand53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,842 Trinidad and Tobago23
11,611 Singapore21
68,885 Netherlands15
65,296 Spain15
63,831 Zimbabwe15
14,936 Colombia15
213,815 Germany13
347,183 Russia13
390,733 Thailand12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
908 Grenada8
8,227 Mauritius8
75,466 Israel6
144,247 Turkey6
36,458 Peru6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
249,062 Philippines6
2,743 Belize6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Williamthomas Caine was 32 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 18, 1848. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as immigrant and took Cornwall from Penzance. William Caine (22), Thomas Caine, aged 30, Immigrant Catherine Caine, Immigrant Catherine Caine, Thomas Caine, Rebecca Caine, aged 52, Spinster Margt. Caine, 16 years old Biddy Caine, and 27 other Caine majority of whom were workman and others worked as spinster and servant, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Laborer Ellen Caine from Germany aboard the France from Liverpool & Queenstown. She is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in United States on September 1, 1868. Batista Caine, aged 10, 6 years old G--Cones Caine, Guiseppe Caine, aged 17, Madeline Caine, aged 35, Maria Caine, Spinster Versea Caine, 32 years old U-Mme Caine, Merchant U-Mr Caine, are others that migrated to US.

Caine Namesakes

  • John Caine, author and playwright
  • Trudi Le Caine, arts patron involved with local and national arts initiatives
  • Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist, composer
  • Rebecca Caine, Canadian soprano opera singer and musical theatre performer
  • Michael Caine, English actor, producer, and author
  • Hall Caine, British novelist, dramatist, short story writer
  • Shakira Caine, Indo-Guyanese-British actress and fashion model
  • Rachel Caine, an American writer of science fiction, fantasy
  • Marti Caine, English comedian, actress, dancer, presenter, singer
  • Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer
  • Tony Caine, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s
  • Company Caine, musical artist
  • Simon Caine, short-lived Toronto funk/soul band
  • Howard Caine, American character actor
  • Frank Caine, Australian rules footballer
  • General Caine, American music group fronted by Mitch McDowell
  • John Thomas Caine, delegate to the United States House of Representatives

Caine Namesakes

  • John Caine, author and playwright
  • Trudi Le Caine, arts patron involved with local and national arts initiatives
  • Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist, composer
  • Rebecca Caine, Canadian soprano opera singer and musical theatre performer
  • Michael Caine, English actor, producer, and author
  • Hall Caine, British novelist, dramatist, short story writer
  • Shakira Caine, Indo-Guyanese-British actress and fashion model
  • Rachel Caine, an American writer of science fiction, fantasy
  • Marti Caine, English comedian, actress, dancer, presenter, singer
  • Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer
  • Tony Caine, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s
  • Company Caine, musical artist
  • Simon Caine, short-lived Toronto funk/soul band
  • Howard Caine, American character actor
  • Frank Caine, Australian rules footballer
  • General Caine, American music group fronted by Mitch McDowell
  • John Thomas Caine, delegate to the United States House of Representatives

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