COHEN (Hebrew for "priest"), a Jewish family name, imply ing descent from Aaron and the Hebrew priests (Cohanim). Many families claiming such descent are, however, not named Cohen. Other forms of the name are Cohn, Cowen, Kahn, Kogan, etc.
See J. Jacobs, Jewish Encyclopaedia, iv. 144. For Cohen=Episcopus, see H. P. Stokes, Stud. in Anglo-Jew. Hist., 1913, p. 18: for variations of Cohen, see A. M. Hyamson, Jew. Lit. Annual (for 19o3), 1904, p. 70.