Cohen

See also: cohen

English

Etymology

From Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊən/

Proper noun

Cohen (plural Cohens)

1. A surname from Hebrew. The most popular Jewish surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Alternative forms

• Coen
• Cohan
• Cohn
• Kaine
• Kohen
• Kohn

Derived terms

• cohencidence
• cohencidental
• Cohenian
• Cohenist
• Cohen-Macaulay
• Cohen-Sutherland algorithm
• Hosaka-Cohen transformation

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cohen is the 351^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 89,091 individuals. Cohen is most common among White (88.89%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Cheon, Enoch, chone, enoch