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10. There Are Common Kohen Last Names
| The Scott Colom JUGGERNAUT | 11/08/26 |
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Date: November 8th, 2026 10:28 PM Author: The Scott Colom JUGGERNAUT Since Biblical times, it was not uncommon for hakohen (“the priest”) to be tacked onto the names of certain (but not all) Kohanim. Family names as we now know them are mostly a non-Jewish convention, often outwardly imposed on Jewish communities with no religious significance. That said, there are certain names that are most commonly found among Kohanim. They include:
Cohen, Kahan, Kahanowitz, Kogan, Kagan, Kaganoff and the various iterations thereof Kaplan, from the Latin root that also gave us the English word “chaplain” Katz, an acronym for Kohen Tzedek, “righteous priest” Kohenzadeh and Kohanchi are both Persian names clearly derived from Kohen
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5557364/jewish/14-Facts-about-Kohanimthe-Priestly-Clan.htm |