Coen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Coen Ranking

In the United States, the name Coen is the 8,587^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Coen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hugh Coen, who landed in Virginia in 1657 2

Coen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Coen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Philip Coen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 2

Coen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Owen Coen, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1812 2
Jolge Coen, who arrived in America in 1826 2
Francis Coen, who arrived in Arkansas in 1853 2
James Coen, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 2

Coen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mrs. Catherine Coen, aged 34 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "John Bolton" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 3
Miss. Mary Coen, aged 6 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "George" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in June 1847 3
Mr. Michael Coen, aged 35 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Larch" departing from the port of Sligo, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 3
Mr. Thomas Coen, aged 50 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "George" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in June 1847 3
Mrs. Bridget Coen, aged 30 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Abbotsford" departing 23rd April 1847 from Dublin, Ireland; the ship arrived on 21st June 1847 but she died on board 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Coen migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Coen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss. Bridget Coen, (Cohen, Cowan), (b. 1827), aged 22, Irish country servant who was convicted in Galway, Ireland for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Australasia" on 26th June 1849, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
Patrick Coen, aged 27, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Henry Moore"

Contemporary Notables of the name Coen (post 1700) +

Andy Coen (1964-2022), American college head coach of the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks football team in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (2006-2018)
Bill Coen, American college basketball coach
Eleanor Coen, American printmaker and painter who works are seen at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Wilbur F. "Junior" Coen Jr (1911-1998), American tennis player, the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup at the age of 16
Ethan Jesse Coen (b. 1957), award-winning American filmmaker along with his brother Joel 6
Joel David Coen (b. 1954), award-winning American filmmaker along with his brother Ethan 7
Walter S. Coen, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1920 8
John R. Coen, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1924, 1932; Colorado Republican State Chair, 1925-31 8
Homer C. Coen, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Durango, 1916-17 8
Séamus Coen (b. 1958), retired Irish hurler from Mullagh, County Galway
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"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)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 19)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 69)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/australasia
Ethan Coen. (Retrieved 2011, January 21) Ethan Coen. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_brothers
Joel Coen. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Joel Coen. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_brothers
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html