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Where did the Jewish Kahn family come from? What is the Jewish Kahn family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kahn family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kahn family history?
The distinguished surname Kahn is a proud sign of an ancient Jewish culture. The surname Kahn 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 Kahn 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 Kahn, 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 Kahn. 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:
Kahn Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Michael Kahn, who came to Philadelphia in 1733
- Johan Jacob Kahn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749
- Johannes Kahn, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751
- Daniel Kahn settled in Pennsylvania in 1753
- Valentine Kahn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765
Kahn Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Johann Melchior Kahn, who landed in Brazil in 1825
- Charles Kahn, who arrived in New York, NY in 1832
- Karl Kahn, who arrived in North America in 1842
- Salomon Kahn, who landed in North America in 1842
- Joseph Kahn, who arrived in Kentucky in 1846
Kahn Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Julius Kahn, who landed in Mississippi in 1904
- Boris Kahn, who arrived in North Dakota in 1920
- Rosa Kahn, who arrived in Alabama in 1920
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- Albert Kahn (1869-1942), German-born U.S. industrial architect, principal architect for most of the large American automobile companies
- Lois Kahn (1901-1974), American (Estonian-born) architect, her designs include Yale University art gallery (1954)
- Michael Kahn, American actor and film editor
- Robert Elliot Kahn (b. 1938), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Nikki Kahn, American co-winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
- Madeline Kahn (1942-1999), popular film actress
- Major-General Louis-Lazare Kahn (1895-1967), French Secretary-General of Supreme Armed Forces Council (1950-1958)
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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