Last Name KOHN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The cohen or priest (Hebrew) A German immigrant.
Origin English, Jewish, German, Polish, Slovakian, Croatian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 3,625 (2000 US census) 4,305 (1990 US census)
Count 9,006 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.14%, or 8298 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.46%, or 312 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.72%, or 65 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.09%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.47%, or 132 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.12%, or 191 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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