| Antrim: | 164 | Armagh: | 54 | Belfast city: | 65 | Carlow: | 15 |
| Cavan: | 17 | Clare: | 131 | Cork: | 41 | Cork city: | 7 |
| Derry: | 329 | Donegal: | 21 | Down: | 40 | Dublin: | 84 |
| Dublin city: | 51 | Fermanagh: | 14 | Galway: | 207 | Kerry: | 29 |
| Kildare: | 27 | Kilkenny: | 5 | Laois: | 11 | Leitrim: | 40 |
| Limerick: | 27 | Limerick city: | 18 | Longford: | 34 | Louth: | 10 |
| Mayo: | 52 | Meath: | 36 | Monaghan: | 14 | Offaly: | 27 |
| Roscommon: | 75 | Sligo: | 23 | Tipperary: | 48 | Tyrone: | 129 |
| Waterford: | 29 | Westmeath: | 34 | Wexford: | 21 | Wicklow: | 17 |
| Caine | rare: Mayo, Louth etc. Ir. Ó Catháin. A variant of Kane which is much more numerous, and Keane which stands for a number of different names. Ó Catháin was an important sept in Derry upto the Plantation and there was another sept in Galway. The personal name Cathán (battler) was popular in medieval Ireland. GPN. |
| Kane | Very numerous: all areas except Munster. Ir. Ó Catháin. A leading sept of Derry. See O'Kane. The name appears as Keane in Munster. Cath = battle (part of some first name) |
| Kayne | Very rare: Derry. See Kane. |
| Ó Catháin | Quite numerous: scattered. Ir.Lang. See Kane, Keane. |
| Ó Catháin | Kane, Keane: an-líonmhar ar fud na tíre. (1) Clann de Chinéal Eoghain (Doire), (2) Clann d'Uí Fiachrach (Gaillimh). Ach, sa Mhumhain, ní mór aire d'Ó Céin, q.v. IF. |
| O'Kane | Very numerous: Derry-Tyrone-Donegal and Ulster generally. Ir. Ó Catháin. A major sept of Derry (Ciannacht Glinne). The name occurs as Keane elsewhere. See also Kane. IF. |
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