Cohen is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Ireland, Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.
A common Jewish surname,- the Herbew for priest. Nearly sixty traders of this name occur in London Direct.
The surname Cohen is the variant form of Coin. Of the corner.
A variation of Coyne. Grandson of Conn meaning "reason or a free man".
Cohen is the variation of Conn. Descendant of Conn, pet form of Constantine meaning "constant".
Family name is variant of the Coen. Grandson of Comhghan meaning "twin".
The priest. Ths name indicates a family claiming descent from Aaron, the high priest.
Variant form of Kilcoyne. The son of the gentle youth.
The lastname Cohen is a variant form of Kohn. Descendant of Kuno, a pet form of names beginning with Kun meaning "brave," as Chunrad and Kunimund; Can also be a variant of Cohen.
A variant form of Chowne. Castle Cliiowne, Clnoune, Chun, or Choon, in Cornwall, is a very ancient ruin. See Archajologia, XXII.
300. Davies Gilbert says that this appellation "is well known to mean a house in a croft." Hist. Cornw. iii. 244. Chun, a Welsh family name, is probably identical in signification. Found as Chone in Hundred Rolls. The Chownes of Kent and Sussex were said to be descended from a follower of the Conqueror, who came from La Vendee.
The is the variation of Cowne. Probably Cound, a parish in county of Salop.
Form of Coyne. See Coyney - The manor of Weston Coyney, in the parish of Caverswall, county of Stafford, seems to have been in possession of the family from temp. Henry III. The family probably came from Coigni, near Coutances, in Normandy.
How popular is Cohen?
Cohen is common in Israel, United States, France, England, Canada, Australia, Angola, Argentina, Venezuela, South Africa, Morocco, Brazil, Thailand, Mexico, Colombia, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Spain, Switzerland, Panama, Belgium, New Zealand, Germany, Portugal, Chile, Ghana, Scotland, Sweden, Italy, Uruguay, Peru, Guatemala, Wales, Egypt, Denmark, Lebanon, Singapore, Bahrain, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Malta.
Cohen is ranked 1386 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Cohen bearers increased by 2.14 per cent in 2010 US census to 89091 since 2000, the surname slipped by 31 spots and ranked at 351. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 88.89 | 90.63 |
Black | 5.97 | 5.51 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3.29 | 2.11 |
Others | 1.08 | 1.23 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.66 | 0.42 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.11 | 0.11 |
Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Luke Cohen worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Sea and arrived on November 8, 1848. Jane Cohen (14) Workwoman, Workwoman Mary Cohen, 28 years old Godfrey Cohen, Immigrant Sarah Cohen, Infant John Cohen, Benjamin Cohen, aged 17, Cigar Maker Isaac Cohen, Theodore-Henry Cohen (39) Printer, and 57 other Cohen around 36.11% of whom were workman while others worked as merchant and servant, farmer, mechanic, spinster, tailoress migrated to US from Belfast, Liverpool and London.
From Italy
A. Cohen worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 20 years old embarked for USA from London on Grecian Monarch and arrived on May 10, 1883. Merchant A.Mr Cohen, are other Cohen that migrated to US.
From Germany
56 years old tailor Abr. Cohen who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 19, 1852 by Harmonia put out from Liverpool. Cultivator Isaac Cohen, A-Mr Cohen, aged 38, James-J. Cohen (40) Merchant, Frederick Cohen, aged 21, Anna Cohen (54), Pierre Cohen (55) Farmer, L. Cohen (21), 16 years old Moses Cohen, 24 years old Doris Cohen, and 660 other Cohen majority of whom were merchant and others worked as farmer and painter, banker, clerk, baker, doctor of medicine, servant, laborer, spinster, cigar maker, mechanic, matron, printer, gentleman, traveler, butcher, barber, engineer, dealer, tourist, peddler, miner, furrier, shoemaker, artist, glazier migrated to US from Havre, Bremen, London, Antwerp and Bremen & Southampton.
Cohen Namesakes
- Ryosuke Cohen, but on the advice of a friend
- Two-Gun Cohen, Polish-born British and Canadian adventurer of Jewish origin
- Richard A. Cohen, author and a proponent of conversion therapy
- Albert Cohen, Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist
- Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist
- Eliot A. Cohen, American political scientist
- Jem Cohen, Afghanistan-born American filmmaker based
- Kalman J. Cohen, American economist and among the pioneers of studying market microstructure
- J. M. Cohen, prolific translator of European literature into English
- Randy Cohen, American writer and humorist known as the author of 'The Ethicist' column
- Elie Aron Cohen, He arrived there on September 16, 1943
- Robyn Cohen, American actress best
- Herman Cohen, producer of B-movies during the 1950s
- Zion Cohen, Israeli football striker
- Manuel F. Cohen, served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1964 and 1969 and also served as a member
- Erran Baron Cohen, English composer and trumpet player,
- Irun Cohen, immunologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science
- Albert K. Cohen, prominent American criminologist
- Stephen P. Cohen, American political scientist and professor of security studies
- Alon Cohen, co-founder of VocalTec Inc
- Craig Cohen, is executive vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Bobby Cohen, American film producer whose credits include 'The Cider House Rules' and 'Memoirs of a Geisha'
- Myron Cohen, American comedian and raconteur
- Marshall A. Cohen, former International Councillor for The Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Mary Ann Cohen, Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
- Shaye J. D. Cohen, scholar of religion
- Ronald E. Cohen, American scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science's Geophysical Laboratory
- Nat Cohen, British film producer and executive
- Ira Cohen, American poet, publisher
- Morton N. Cohen, American author and scholar
- Julius B. Cohen, English chemist
- Richard E. Cohen, journalist and author
- Brad Cohen, American motivational speaker, teacher
- Avner Cohen, writer, historian, and professor
- Richard I. Cohen, professor of history
- Octavus Roy Cohen, European-American author,
- Maurice Cohen, manager of a post office branch in Israel
- Audrey Cohen, founding president of Metropolitan College of New York
- Selma Jeanne Cohen, historian, teacher, author, and editor
- Marion Cohen,
- Santiago Cohen, cartoonist, animator
- Paul Cohen, American mathematician
- Hermann Cohen, German Jewish philosopher
- Morris Raphael Cohen, American philosopher, lawyer
- I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the history of science at Harvard University and the author of many books on the history of science and
- Felix S. Cohen, American lawyer and scholar
- Stanley Norman Cohen, American geneticist and the Kwoh-Ting Li Professor
- Fred Cohen, American computer scientist and best known as the inventor of computer virus defense techniques
- Ernst Cohen, Dutch Jewish chemist
- Emil Cohen, German mineralogist, born in Jutland
- Sacha Baron Cohen, English actor, comedian, screenwriter
- Eli Cohen, Israeli spy
- Bram Cohen, American computer programmer
- Mickey Cohen, American gangster based
- William Cohen, American politician
- Harriet Cohen, British pianist
- Harry Cohen, British Labour Party politician
- Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist, socialite
- George Cohen, English former professional footballer
Cohen Namesakes
- Ryosuke Cohen, but on the advice of a friend
- Two-Gun Cohen, Polish-born British and Canadian adventurer of Jewish origin
- Richard A. Cohen, author and a proponent of conversion therapy
- Albert Cohen, Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist
- Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist
- Eliot A. Cohen, American political scientist
- Jem Cohen, Afghanistan-born American filmmaker based
- Kalman J. Cohen, American economist and among the pioneers of studying market microstructure
- J. M. Cohen, prolific translator of European literature into English
- Randy Cohen, American writer and humorist known as the author of 'The Ethicist' column
- Elie Aron Cohen, He arrived there on September 16, 1943
- Robyn Cohen, American actress best
- Herman Cohen, producer of B-movies during the 1950s
- Zion Cohen, Israeli football striker
- Manuel F. Cohen, served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1964 and 1969 and also served as a member
- Erran Baron Cohen, English composer and trumpet player,
- Irun Cohen, immunologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science
- Albert K. Cohen, prominent American criminologist
- Stephen P. Cohen, American political scientist and professor of security studies
- Alon Cohen, co-founder of VocalTec Inc
- Craig Cohen, is executive vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Bobby Cohen, American film producer whose credits include 'The Cider House Rules' and 'Memoirs of a Geisha'
- Myron Cohen, American comedian and raconteur
- Marshall A. Cohen, former International Councillor for The Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Mary Ann Cohen, Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
- Shaye J. D. Cohen, scholar of religion
- Ronald E. Cohen, American scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science's Geophysical Laboratory
- Nat Cohen, British film producer and executive
- Ira Cohen, American poet, publisher
- Morton N. Cohen, American author and scholar
- Julius B. Cohen, English chemist
- Richard E. Cohen, journalist and author
- Brad Cohen, American motivational speaker, teacher
- Avner Cohen, writer, historian, and professor
- Richard I. Cohen, professor of history
- Octavus Roy Cohen, European-American author,
- Maurice Cohen, manager of a post office branch in Israel
- Audrey Cohen, founding president of Metropolitan College of New York
- Selma Jeanne Cohen, historian, teacher, author, and editor
- Marion Cohen,
- Santiago Cohen, cartoonist, animator
- Paul Cohen, American mathematician
- Hermann Cohen, German Jewish philosopher
- Morris Raphael Cohen, American philosopher, lawyer
- I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the history of science at Harvard University and the author of many books on the history of science and
- Felix S. Cohen, American lawyer and scholar
- Stanley Norman Cohen, American geneticist and the Kwoh-Ting Li Professor
- Fred Cohen, American computer scientist and best known as the inventor of computer virus defense techniques
- Ernst Cohen, Dutch Jewish chemist
- Emil Cohen, German mineralogist, born in Jutland
- Sacha Baron Cohen, English actor, comedian, screenwriter
- Eli Cohen, Israeli spy
- Bram Cohen, American computer programmer
- Mickey Cohen, American gangster based
- William Cohen, American politician
- Harriet Cohen, British pianist
- Harry Cohen, British Labour Party politician
- Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist, socialite
- George Cohen, English former professional footballer