Cean is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 4 characters long in length.
The variant 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 variant form of the 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.
Cean is variant of the 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.
Lastname is a variation 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.
Surname is the variant of the Cain. Of Gaelic origin meaning Beloved.
Cean is a variant form of Kane. Similar to Pen and Penn.
Cean is variant of McCloskey. The son of Bloscadh.
A variant form of the Keen. The quick, sharp person; grandson of Cathan, a pet form of some name commencing with Cath, as Cathair or Cathal.
Family name is a form of Keane. Descendant of the warrior; May also be a variant of Keen meaning "the quick, sharp person".
Family name is variant of the Cane. Dweller near a natural pile of rocks; one who came from Carn, the namee of various small places in Cornwall.
Cean is variant of Cain. Descendant of Cathan meaning "warrior"; one who came from Caen, in France; descendant of Cana meaning "of mature judgement".
The variation of 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.
Is a variant of Kane. Descendant of the warrior; grandson of Cathan meaning "warrior".
Cean is a form of the Keeney. Grandson of Cianach meaning "ancient".
The variation of McCain. The son of Eoin, Irish form of John meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".
Cean is the variant of McCluskey. The son of Bloscadh.
A variation of the 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 the variation of Kane. See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.
The lastname Cean is a variant form of 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.
Cean is the variant of the O'Cahan. The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.
The 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.