Last Name KANE

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Meaning	Cain. Also, local, 'of Caen' in Normandy. Battler.

Origin	English, Irish, Jewish, Indian, Polish, Falkland, Chinese, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank	636 (2000 US census)	746 (1990 US census)

Count	48,527 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

91.64%, or 44470 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.38%, or 1640 total occurrences, as black,
1.5%, or 728 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 262 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 641 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.62%, or 786 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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