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

The distinguished surname Kahen is a proud sign of an ancient Jewish culture. The surname Kahen 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 Kahen 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 Kahen, because members of the clergy were exempt from service.


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The Kahen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kahen 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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