Kane is an old Irish name that originally appeared in gaelic as O Cathain or Mac Cathain. Spelling varations of this family name include: Kane, Kayne, O'Kane, Cain, O'Cain and others First found in county Derry Some of the first settlers of this faimly name or some of it variants were Charles Kane settled in New London, Conn in 1811 with his family: Charles, David Francis, Henry, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas and William Kane, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870