The distinguished surname Cohane is a proud sign of an ancient Jewish culture. The surname Cohane 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 Cohane 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 Cohane, because members of the clergy were exempt from service.
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Cohane migration to Canada
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Cohane Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
Peggy Cohane, aged 21, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the brig "Thomas Hanford" from Cork, Ireland
Cohane migration to Australia
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Mr. Denis Cohane, (Cochrane), (b. 1777), aged 42, Irish labourer who was convicted in Cork, Ireland for life , transported aboard the "Castle Forbes" on 3rd October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Cohane (post 1700)
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John Philip Cohane, American author from New Haven, Connecticut
Tim Cohane (b. 1942), American college basketball coach, Wall Street entrepreneur and sports lawyer
Cohane migration to Canada 
Cohane migration to Australia 
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