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![Show Contents]() Koehn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Koehn is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Many people, such as the Koehn family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The name Koehn is derived from the Hebrew word kohen, which means priest. This name is found among Ashkenazic, Sefardic, and other Jewish groups. Jewish priests were traditionally regarded as members of a hereditary caste that descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses. Koehn RankingIn the United States, the name Koehn is the 5,227th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Koehn migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Koehn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Koehn, aged 21, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 2
- Johann Koehn, who settled in Texas in 1852
- Charles Koehn, who arrived in Texas in 1867 2
- Henirich Koehn, aged 27, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1874 2
- Eva Koehn, aged 18, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 2
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| Koehn migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Koehn Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Friedrich Koehn, who arrived in Quebec in 1850
| Contemporary Notables of the name Koehn (post 1700) | + |
- Francis K. Koehn, prominent American activist and politician
- Laurie Koehn (b. 1982), American professional WNBA basketball player
- Phyllis C. "Sugar" Koehn (1922-2007), American Major League Baseball pitcher and utility who played from 1943 to 1950
- H. H. Koehn, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 4th District, 1919-22 3
- Philipp Koehn (b. 1971), German computer scientist and researcher in the field of machine translation
| Suggested Readings for the name Koehn | + |
- A Compilation of the Genealogical and Biographical Record of the Descendants and Relation Circle of Henry B. Koehn by Henry B. Koehn.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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