The keane Surname
keane Name Meaning and History
- Southern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catháin ‘descendant of Cathán’, a personal name from a diminutive of cath ‘battle’. Compare Kane.
- Irish: occasionally an Anglicized form of Ó Céin ‘descendant of Cian’, a personal name meaning ‘distant’, ‘long’.
- English: variant spelling of Keen.
- Americanized spelling of German Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Search for keane records
More resources for your keane family history
Keane message board
Threads: 225 - Messages: 684
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Hello | Warren Keane | 6 |
| Keane Kennedy connection | Keane | 7 |
| O'KEANE-Ireland-County Waterford?/Kerry?/Tipperary?/Clare?/Mayo? |
 okeane1
| 7 |
| Looking for info on Andrew Keane |
mfp397
| 2 |
| James Francis Keane, County Clare |
jkeane02
| 8 |
| Keanes of Cork and Attleboro, MA |
PennyPumpkin1
| 4 |
| Cain, Kean & Keane of Ballarat |
rorycain1
| 0 |
| KEANE in Ireland? |
seirish
| 12 |
| Patrick Keane & Johanna Fitzgerald of Co Kerry |
dancingmaples
| 0 |
| Keane/ McGannon | Ethel McGannon | 4 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The keane name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the keane family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the keane last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your keane ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.