Surname Spotlight: Kyne

It is easy to miss Kyne in an index if you only search for Coyne. Taken at its root, Kyne points to “Wild goose”.

• Other spellings include Coyn.
• Kyne is listed among the recognised spellings of Coyne.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• In the 2010 US Census, 563 Americans gave Kyne as their last name (rank 39,117).

Heraldry and the Kyne name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kyne, so the heraldry linked to Coyne is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Kyne family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.