The Koehn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,559 people carried this name — #3,711 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,900 people counted. That is up 10% from 8,700 in 2000.

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In print

Koehn in American newspapers,
1887.

Newspaper page from The Stark County Democrat carrying the name Koehn
The Stark County Democrat 1887-10-06
Newspaper page from The Stark County Democrat carrying the name Koehn
The Stark County Democrat 1887-09-29
Newspaper page from The Stark County Democrat carrying the name Koehn
The Stark County Democrat 1887-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,844 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Koehn in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

122 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Koehn. The most, 42, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 91
South Australia 15
Victoria 7
Queensland 6
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Koehn.

Who carried it

People named Koehn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emil Koehn 1859–1913
  • Franz Koehn 1889–2000 · production designer
  • Henry Koehn 1892–1963 · farmer
  • Phyllis Koehn 1922–2007 · baseball player
  • Ilse Koehn 1929–1991 · writer
  • Barbara Koehn 1932–2009 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Koehn,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,075 records

1,075 records of the Koehn name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 732
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 116
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 92
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 76
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 39
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph E. Koehn

    Born 1912 in North Dakota. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; transport worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at St Catherine Cemetery, Valley City, North Dakota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Koehn

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Patricia from Boulogne, aged 24; servant. From Stargard, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Brian Robert Koehn

    Born 1950; from Campbellsport, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, combat engineer; killed in action 1971 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,075 records for Koehn in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany32 records

32 records of the Koehn name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 29
  • German emigration and citizenship files 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Koehn

    From Stundweiler-Weißenburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 September 1914 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 51).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christine Louise Koehn

    Emigrated to North America in 1853.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Joachim Andreas Koehn

    Emigrated to Poland in 1819.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Koehn in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands27 records

27 records of the Koehn name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 16
  • Dutch population registers 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Peter Koehn

    Married in 1905 in Roermond; smith. Died 1945 in Montfort, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Theresia Josephina Koehn

    Born 1916 in Roermond. Died 1917 in Roermond.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hubertus Franciscus Koehn

    In the population register of Roermond; born 1908 in Roermond.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Roermond (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Koehn in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Koehn name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Max Koehn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1893 aboard the Orient, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John E. Koehn

    Of Howlong, New South Wales; died 1903.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maitland Koehn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1893 aboard the Orient, aged 4.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Koehn in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Koehn name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ida Koehn

    Died 1950; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ilie Mirgam Koehn

    Died 1921; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Ferdinand Koehn

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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