Cohen ( Hebrew : כֹּהֵן , romanized : kōhēn , lit. ' priest ') is a surname of Jewish , Samaritan and Biblical origins (see: Kohen ). It is a very common Jewish surname (the most common in Israel). Cohen is one of the four Samaritan last names that exist in the modern day. Many Jewish immigrants entering the United States or United Kingdom changed their name from Cohen to Cowan (sometimes spelled " Cowen "), as Cowan was a Scottish name. The name "Cohen" is also used as a given name.
12-1752: Kohn is a surname. It may be related to Cohen . It may also be of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: Arnold Kohn (1905–1984), Croatian Zionist and longtime president of the Jewish community Osijek Alfie Kohn (born 1957), American lecturer and author Bernard Kohn (born 1931), French-American architect Charlotte Kohn (born 1948 in Vienna), Austrian journalist Dan Kohn-Sherbock , American-British Jewish theologian David Kohn (1838–1915), Russian archaeologist Donald Kohn (1942), American economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Eugene Kohn (1887–1977), American rabbi Fritz Kortner (born as Fritz Nathan Kohn ) (1892–1970), Austrian-born stage and film actor Joseph J. Kohn (1932–2023), Czechoslovakian-American mathematician Hans Kohn (1891–1971), American philosopher and historian Howard and Clara Kohn (1861–1933) and (1899–1988), American cattle ranchers Ladislav Kohn (born 1975), Czech hockey player Matt Kohn (born 1981), American football player Michael Kohn (born 1986), American major league baseball pitcher Mike Kohn (born 1972), American bobsledder Milton Kohn (1912–2001), American architect and holocaust collector Ralph Kohn (1927–2016), British medical scientist and benefactor of music Robert D. Kohn (1870–1953), American architect Sigurd Køhn (1959–2004), Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Sonja Kohn (born 1948), Austrian banker Walter Kohn (1923–2016), Austrian-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Yetta Kohn (1843–1917),
24-527: A genealogical DNA test associated with the Cohen Modal Haplotype (see Y-chromosomal Aaron ). Patrilineality Patrilineality , also known as the male line , the spear side or agnatic kinship , is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, rights, names, or titles by persons related through male kin. This
36-448: A German-American businesswoman and rancher See also [ edit ] KOHN , FM radio station operated by the Tohono O'odham Nation , Arizona, USA Cahn Coen (disambiguation) Cohan Cohn Cohen Coyne Kahn Kohan Kohen Kuhn References [ edit ] ^ Kohn [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
48-679: A Kohen, and the hereditary caste descending from these priests is collectively known as the Kohanim . As multiple languages were acquired through the Jewish diaspora , the surname acquired dozens of variants . Not all persons with related surnames are kohanim, and not all kohanim have related surnames. Some Kohanim have added a secondary appellation to their surname, so as to distinguish themselves from other Kohanim—such as Cohen-Scali of Morocco, who trace their lineage to Zadok , and Cohen-Maghari (Meguri) of Yemen, who trace their lineage to Jehoiarib , one of
60-583: Is a priest or Levite, and the members of all the Twelve Tribes are called Israelites because their father is Israel ( Jacob ). In the first lines of the New Testament , the descent of Jesus Christ from King David is counted through the male lineage. Patrilineal or agnatic succession gives priority to or restricts inheritance of a throne or fief to male heirs descended from the original title holder through males only. Traditionally, agnatic succession
72-659: Is applied in determining the names and membership of European dynasties . The prevalent forms of dynastic succession in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa were male-preference primogeniture , agnatic primogeniture , or agnatic seniority until after World War II . The agnatic succession model, also known as Salic law , meant the total exclusion of women as hereditary monarchs and restricted succession to thrones and inheritance of fiefs or land to men in parts of medieval and later Europe. This form of strict agnatic inheritance has been officially revoked in all extant European monarchies except
84-458: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Cohen (surname) Bearing the surname often (although not always) indicates that one's patrilineal ancestors were priests in the Temple of Jerusalem . Although not all Kohenic lines stem from Aaron , the brother of Moses , he is generally regarded as the patriarch of the lineage and the first Kohen. A single such priest was known as
96-459: Is sometimes distinguished from cognate kinship, through the mother's lineage, also called the spindle side or the distaff side. A patriline ("father line") is a person's father, and additional ancestors, as traced only through males. In the Bible , family and tribal membership appears to be transmitted through the father. For example, a person is considered to be a priest or Levite , if his father
108-409: Is the patrilineal most recent common ancestor from whom all Y-DNA in living men is descended. An identification of a very rare and previously unknown Y-chromosome variant in 2012 led researchers to estimate that Y-chromosomal Adam lived 338,000 years ago (237,000 to 581,000 years ago with 95% confidence ), judging from molecular clock and genetic marker studies. Before this discovery, estimates of
120-517: The Principality of Liechtenstein . By the 21st century, most ongoing European monarchies had replaced their traditional agnatic succession with absolute primogeniture , meaning that the first child born to a monarch inherits the throne, regardless of the child's sex. The fact that human Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) is paternally inherited enables patrilines and agnatic kinships of men to be traced through genetic analysis. Y-chromosomal Adam (Y-MRCA)
132-429: The priestly divisions . Being a Kohen imposes some limitations: by Jewish law a Kohen may not marry a divorced woman, and may not marry a proselyte (someone who converted to Judaism). Nor should an observant Kohen come into contact with the dead or enter a cemetery unless for the death of a close relative. An effort to test whether people named 'Cohen' actually have a common genetic origin has been undertaken, using
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