Cohan

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Cohan
Language(s) English
Origin
Language(s) Irish, Hebrew
Other names
See also Cohen, Coyne

Cohan is a surname of Irish origins. It is a variant of Cohane, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Cadhain.

Cohan is also a variant spelling of the Hebrew surname Cohen. This version of that name is commonly found among Jews in France. [1]

Notable people named Cohan include:

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 352. ISBN   9780199771691 . Retrieved 24 April 2018.