How common is the surname Cohn?

9,426 people in the United States had the surname Cohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,755 Americans. It ranked 3,758th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cohn?

Roy Cohn, American lawyer (1927–1985), followed by Harry Cohn.

Where is the surname Cohn most common?

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

Is the surname Cohn getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,426 in 2010, down 4.4%.

The surname Cohn

A German surname, carried by 9,426 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cohn is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

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

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,426 people named Cohn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,755 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,859.

#3,758

rank among US surnames

9,426

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

-4.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,329)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,749	Cosgrove	9,441	32,703
#3,751	Salerno	9,440	32,706
#3,752	Mundy	9,439	32,710
#3,753	Timm	9,433	32,730
#3,754	Swisher	9,431	32,737
#3,755	Hardman	9,430	32,741
#3,757	Toler	9,427	32,751

Who is named Cohn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Cohn identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cohns

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1959
Mindy Cohn
American actress, born 1966
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, born 2000
Ethan Cohn
American actor, born 1979
Edwin Joseph Cohn
American biochemist (1892–1953)
Harvey Cohn
American middle distance runner (1884-1965)

Notable Cohns come mostly from the United States (12) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cohn

Cohn has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cohn come from?: From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.
How common is the surname Cohn?: 9,426 people in the United States had the surname Cohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,755 Americans. It ranked 3,758th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cohn?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cohn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cohn?: Roy Cohn, American lawyer (1927–1985), followed by Harry Cohn.
Where is the surname Cohn most common?: Wikidata records people named Cohn in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Cohn getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,426 in 2010, down 4.4%.