O'Kane is an Irish surname, anglicised from the Irish Ó Catháin, and was the name of a significant clann in Ulster, a province of Ireland. The surname has also been anglicised as O'Cahan, Kane, O'Keane, O'Kean, O'Keen, O'Keene, Keen, Keene, Kain, O'Kaine, and similar variations thereof. They are descended from Eógan, son of

Niall of the Nine Hostages Niall ''Noígíallach'' (; Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries. ...

. In the late Middle Ages, they were the primary sept under the Ó Néill clann of Ulster, holding the privilege of inaugurating the Chief of the

Ó Néill The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the Northern ...

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Aidan O'Kane Aidan O'Kane (born 24 November 1979 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a retired footballer. While at Cliftonville, he played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. From his time at York he played against Leeds, Boro, Sheff Wed and Sunderland in friendly ga ...

* Damien O'Kane * Dene O'Kane * Deirdre O'Kane *

Eunan O'Kane Eunan Charles O'Kane ( ; born 10 July 1990) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Leeds United. Born in Northern Ireland, he represented the country at various youth international levels before switching to t ...

Gary O'Kane Gary O'Kane (born 23 January 1970 in Dunloy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Dunloy Dunloy () is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is locat ...

Gerard O'Kane Gerard O'Kane (born 5 October 1984) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for John Mitchel's Glenullin and has won a Derry Senior Football Champio ...

Jake O'Kane Jake O’Kane (born 12 March 1961) is a Belfast-based stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of the Northern Ireland comedy club, "The Empire Laughs Back" at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast. O'Kane has toured on the comedy circuit, and ...

John O'Kane John Andrew O'Kane (born 15 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team, and after loan spells with Wimbledon, B ...

Liam O'Kane William O'Kane is a Northern Irish former footballer. He played as a defender. Club career O'Kane began his career with Derry City F.C. He signed for Nottingham Forest in November 1968 and made his League debut on 30 April 1969 against Leeds Uni ...

* Maggie O'Kane *

Marty O'Kane Marty O'Kane played guitar for the rock band Spiraling from 2002-2008. In 2010, Marty played guitar in April Smith's Great Picture Show for the album Songs for a Sinking Ship.' In 2012, Marty debuted his solo performance at Hoboken’s North ...

Mick O'Kane Mick O'Kane was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. O'Kane was a tough full back who played for Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He played in the 1929 FAI Cup final defeat to Shamrock Rovers w ...

Paddy O'Kane Paddy O'Kane was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. O'Kane was a tough defender who played for Bohemians during his career in the League of Ireland. He was part of the Bohs team that won the FAI Cup in 1935, beating Dundalk 4– ...

* Richard O'Kane *

Sean O'Kane Sean O'Kane (born 11 November 1964) is a Scottish actor. Career Sean O'Kane grew up in Cambuslang near Glasgow, in a family with twelve siblings. He was interested in acting as a child, then at the age of 19, after a stint in the Territorial A ...

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