Cohen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cohen Name Meaning: A Hewbrew name meaning 'Priest', given to Priests in the Temple of Jerusalem.

A common Jewsih surname which was originally given to a Priest in the Temple of Jerusalem.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cohen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cohen family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,904
Tailor 293
Tailoress 272
Cabinet Maker 141
Tailor (maker) 97
Private Means 96
Scholar 82
At School 78
Tailor Presser 77
None 70
Ladies Tailor 67
Tailor Maker 60
Assisting In Business 57
At Home 57
Cap Maker 52
Assisting In The Business 46
Clerk 46
Dressmaker 44
Dress Maker 40
Student 40
Tailor Machiner 39
Shop Assistant 38
Traveller 38
Tailor Machinist 37
Machinist 36

Cohen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cohen 100% 43,662
2 Cohn 80% 843
3 Cohan 80% 751
4 Chin 60% 615
5 Chine 40% 512
6 China 40% 477
7 Coen 80% 358
8 Cheen 60% 333
9 Cohin 80% 331
10 Chun 60% 253
11 Chune 40% 241
12 Chain 40% 215
13 Chane 40% 205
14 Chan 60% 148
15 Chen 80% 131
16 Cohoon 67% 100

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The surname Cohen is the most popular version of all its varients

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