Variant spelling of Irish Kane; also a variant of
Coyne.Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of
Cohen. This was the family name of the first Chief Rabbi of
Berlin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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