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Where did the Jewish Kahan family come from? What is the Jewish Kahan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kahan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kahan family history?
The distinguished surname Kahan is a proud sign of an ancient Jewish culture. The surname Kahan is an occupational surname for a priest, and it comes from the Hebrew word kohen. Traditionally, priests were considered to have been members of a hereditary caste, descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses. Not all Jewish bearers of the surname Kahan belong to this caste, however. When many Jews were being forced to join the Russian Army for a term of 25 years, a number of them changed their last name to Kahan, because members of the clergy were exempt from service.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Kahan. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Kahan Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Philip Kahan, who arrived in Virginia in 1655
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The Kahan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kahan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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