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The Kohen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 743 people carried this name — #31,211 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 14% from 650 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kohen surname

A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

Rare spelling variant of Cohen.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kohen» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 201 people named Kohen live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 132
Buenos Aires Province 57
Córdoba 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Kohen.

Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 46
Paris 16
Bouches-du-Rhône 1
Rhône 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 55 people named Kohen live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 50
Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Kohen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ṭoviyah Hakohen 1819–1898 · writer
  • Sidonie Kohen 1830–1900 · women's rights activist
  • Sidonie Kohen 1830–1900 · women's rights activist
  • Rosa Kohen 1858–1942
  • Elsbeth Oppenheimer 1870–1940
  • Pinchas Kohen 1887–1956 · educator

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

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