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Surname Etymology and Meaning of KAHN

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. North German: occupational name for a bargee, from Low German kane ‘boat’.
2. German: from a short form of the Germanic personal name Cagano, itself a short form of a personal name formed with gagan, gegen ‘against’.
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): one of the many variants of Cohen.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)