# Cohn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cohn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Jewish surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,426 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,758 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,755 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.4% (9,859 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cohn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cohn in the United States and Australia.

## People named Cohn

- Roy Cohn, American lawyer (1927–1985)
- Harry Cohn, American film studio executive (1891-1958)
- Mildred Cohn, American biochemist (1913–2009)
- Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician
- Mindy Cohn, American actress
- Al Cohn, American saxophonist (1925-1988)
- Alfred A. Cohn, American screenwriter (1880–1951)
- Gary Cohn, American businessman & politician (born 1960)
- Jared Cohn, American film director
- Ethan Cohn, American actor
- Edwin Joseph Cohn, American biochemist (1892–1953)
- Harvey Cohn, American middle distance runner (1884-1965)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Coon, Conn, Coyne, Cone, Coney, Coen, Coan, Cahn, Coin, Chen, Cohen, Chan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.