Cobian History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Cobian family

The surname Cobian was first found in Germany, where the name Copen emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Cobian family

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Cobian Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Copan, Copaun, Copin, Coppin, Coben, Coban, Cobin, Kopen, Kopan, Kopen, Koppen, Koben, Koban, Kobin, Coepen and many more.

Early Notables of the Cobian family

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Cobian migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cobian Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann F Cobian, who arrived in Ohio in 1824 1
Jose M Cobian, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1861 1
Modesto Cobian, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1861 1
Justo Pastor Cobian, aged 21, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1861 1
Maximo Cobian, aged 21, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1869 1
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Cobian Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mercedes Cobian, aged 22, who landed in America from San Juan, in 1905
Maximino Cobian, aged 25, who settled in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1908
Pedro Cobian, aged 33, who settled in America, in 1909
Modesto Cobian, aged 20, who settled in New York City, New York, in 1918
Esteban F. Cobian, aged 38, who settled in New York, N. Y., in 1918
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cobian (post 1700) +

Rafael Ramos Cobian, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1956 2
Miguelina Cobián (1941-2019), Cuban four-time gold medalist sprinter
Alfonso Valdés Cobián (1890-1988), Puerto Rico industrialist, banker, sportsman and politician, cofounder of Cervecería India, Inc., Puerto Rico's largest beer brewery
Juan Manuel Cobián (b. 1975), former Argentine footballer

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html