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Cohen Family History
Cohen Genealogy & Family TreeCohen is a Jewish name from the Hebrew word kohen and referred to someone with the occupation of a priest. Those with this name and occupation were traditionally said to descend from Aaron, brother to Moses, in the Bible. Roots for the name can also be found in Germany and Ireland. The family motto is Fuimus et sub Deo ermus which means “We have been, and we shall be under God.”
Other spellings include “Cohan” and “Coen.” Notable people with the surname include British actor and comedian Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno, The Dictato), American comedian Jacob Cohen (better known as Rodney Dangerfield), American singer Ellen Naomi Cohen (better known as Mama Cass Elliot, the Mamas and the Papas), and American filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, Fargo, The Big Lewbowski). The first Cohen to come to America was Samuel Myers Cohen in New York in 1740.
Cohen Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Elester Cohen -- --, 1850 March 30, 1925 Pickens Co
- Goodman Cohen -- --, 1908 December 0, 1929 Michigan
- Esther Cohen July 25, 1862
- Philip Levie Cohen -- --, 1711 November 12, 1786
- David Cohen December 0, 1940
Cohen Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Isaac Cohen -- --, 1861 December 0, 1939
- Johanna Cohen -- --, 1822 September 25, 1822
- Lena Cohen -- --, 1904 October 0, 1988
- George Cohen -- --, 1850 December 0, 1895
- Bryan Desmond Cohen -- --, 1957 May 2, 2005
- Edward Montgomery "Montgomery" /Clift/
- Campbell Whalen /Scott/
- Salvatore Phillip /Bono/
- Walter Elias "Walt" /Disney/
- John Herbert /Gleason/
- Lillian Diana /Gish/
- Michele Marie /Amble "Bachmann"/
- Queen | Elizabeth Alexandra Mary /Windsor ""/ lI; Queen
- Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" /Bouvier "Kennedy"/
- Jonathan Vincent "Jon" /Voight/
