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Cohen Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Cohen family come from? What is the Irish Cohen family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cohen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cohen family history?

Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Cohen is "O Cadhain," from the word "cadhan," which means wild goose. Kilcoyne, commonly seen as an alias of Coyne, is a patronymic name derived from the Gaelic name Mac Giolla Chaoine, denoting the son of a devotee of St. Caoin. Coen is also often the Anglicized version of the Gaelic name "O Comhdhain."

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The recording of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. Since the general population did not know how to read or write, they could only specify how their names should be recorded orally. Research into the name Cohen revealed spelling variations, including Coyne, Coen, Cohen, Kyne, Kilcoyne, Coyney, Koyne, Koen, Kohen, M'Coyne, Coyn, Coin, Coine, Koin, Koine, Barnacle (a synonym of Coyne by translation), Barnicle, Barnycle, Barnackle, Barnicall, Barnickle and many more.

First found in Connacht, and Leinster. The name became confused with Coen, Kyne, and Kilcoyne, all of which have derived from it, or have been the origin of Coyne. The ancient Coens, descended from the Gaelic Caomhan, the Chief of his clann in 876 A.D. who was descended from the Princes of Hy Fiachra, and the great General King Niall of the Nine Hostages.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cohen research. Another 224 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1803, 1839, 1868, and 1891 are included under the topic Early Cohen History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 33 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cohen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Irish families left their homeland in astonishing numbers during the 19th century in search of a better life. Although individual reasons vary, most of these Irish families suffered from extreme poverty, lack of work opportunities, and exorbitant rents in their homeland. Many decided to travel to Australia or North America in the hopes of finding greater opportunities and land. The Irish immigrants that came to North America initially settled on the East Coast, often in major centers such as Boston or New York. But like the many other cultures to settle in North America, the Irish traveled to almost any region they felt held greater promise; as a result, many Irish with gold fever moved all the way out to the Pacific coast. Others before that time left for land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula, or the Maritimes as United Empire Loyalists, for many Irish did choose to side with the English during the American War of Independence. The earliest wave of Irish migration, however, occurred during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the Cohen name:

Cohen Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Samuel Myers Cohen came to New York in 1740
  • Abraham Myers Cohen settled in America in 1740
  • Abraham Myers Cohen, who arrived in New York in 1740-1741
  • Samuel Myers Cohen, who arrived in New York in 1740-1741
  • Israel I Cohen, who landed in Virginia in 1784

Cohen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Abraham Berend Cohen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804
  • Abraham Berend Cohen settled in San Francisco, California, in 1804
  • Peter Cohen, aged 23, landed in New York in 1812
  • Heartwig Cohen, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1824
  • Lewis Cohen, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1825


Cohen Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Simon Cohen, who landed in Mississippi in 1902
  • Henry Cohen, who landed in Mississippi in 1905
  • Jake Cohen, who landed in Mississippi in 1906

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  • Samuel Cohen (1921-2010), American physicist who is known for inventing the neutron bomb
  • Alexander H Cohen (1920-2000), American theater and television producer
  • Howard Cohen (1918-1995), original name of Howard Cosell, American sports journalist
  • Jacob Cohen (1921-2004), original name of Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor, known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect"
  • Ellen Naomi Cohen (1943-1974), original name of "Mama" Cass Elliott, the American singer and member of The Mamas & the Papas
  • Seymour Stanley Cohen (b. 1917), American biochemist
  • Paul Joseph Cohen (1934-2007), American mathematician awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 and the National Medal of Science in 1967
  • Stanley Norman Cohen (b. 1935), American geneticist awarded the 1980 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the 1988 National Medal of Science
  • Alma Angela Cohen (1932-1966), English pop singer
  • Leonard Norman Cohen CC, GOQ (b. 1934), Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter

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  2. Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
  3. MacLysaght, Edward. The Surnames of Ireland 3rd Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1978. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2278-0).
  4. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
  7. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  8. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  9. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Print.
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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