O'Kane is an Irish surname, anglicised from the Irish

Ó Catháin The O'Cahan ( Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as O'Kane, Kane and Keane. The O'Cahan's originated in Lagga ...

, and was the name of a significant clann in

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

, a province of

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. The surname has also been anglicised as

O'Cahan The O'Cahan ( Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as O'Kane, Kane and Keane. The O'Cahan's originated in Lagga ...

, 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 In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, 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 one of the most prominent family of the N ...

People

* Aidan O'Kane *

Damien O'Kane Damien O'Kane (born 1 September 1978) is an Irish musician, born in Coleraine, County Londonderry. He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, the folk musician Kate Rusby, and their two daughters. Career O'Kane graduated from Newcastle University ...

Dene O'Kane Dene O'Kane (24 February 1963 – 14 May 2024) was a New Zealand professional snooker player. Career O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship, and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winning six ...

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Eunan O'Kane Eunan Charles O'Kane ( ; born 10 July 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Northern Ireland, O'Kane represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. Born in Northern Ireland, he represented th ...

* Gary O'Kane * Gerard O'Kane * Jake O'Kane * John O'Kane * Liam O'Kane *

Maggie O'Kane Maggie O'Kane is an Irish journalist and documentary film maker. She has been most associated with ''The Guardian'' newspaper where she was a foreign correspondent who filed graphic stories from Sarajevo while it was under siege between 1992 and ...

* Marty O'Kane *

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 Bohemian FC, Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He played in the 1929 FAI Cup final defeat to Sham ...

* Paddy O'Kane *

Richard O'Kane Richard Hetherington O'Kane (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of ...

* Sean O'Kane * O'Kane Aaron

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