Coen is a personal name of several origins. It exists as a masculine

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, and as a

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Surname

As a surname it may be a variant of

McCown McCown is a Goidelic surname with several possible etymological origins. Etymology There are several possible etymologies for McCown. McCown is a patronymic surname, the Gaelic ''Mac'' (or ''Mc'') meaning "''son of''" in English. Mac Còmhgh ...

a derivative of the two Irish surnames O'Cadhain (of

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

) and O'Comhdhain (of

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

), it could be a Spanish or Italian variant of the Hebrew name Cohen meaning "priest", or it may be a Dutch patronym (see "Given name" below). ''Coen'' and ''Levy'' are "Gaelic Irish surname(s) which have a foreign appearance but are nevertheless rarely if ever found indigenous outside Ireland" according to Edward MacLysaght. People with this surname include: *

Andy Coen Andy Coen (June 20, 1964 – April 15, 2022) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks football team in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a position he held from 2006 until 2018. Coen grew up ...

(1964–2022), American football coach *

Bill Coen Bill Coen (born May 3, 1961) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the Northeastern University. He was previously an assistant coach under Al Skinner at Boston College and Rhode Island ...

(born 1961), American basketball coach *

Colin Coen Colin Coen is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team. Coen joined the team during the 2005 National League and was a regular member of the team for two seasons. An All-Ireland All-Ireland (sometimes Al ...

(born 1958), Irish hurler * Darren Coen, rugby league footballer of the 1980s *

Eleanor Coen Eleanor Coen (October 21, 1916 – July 9, 2010) was an American painter. Biography Eleanor Coen was born October 21, 1916 in Normal, Illinois. Both a student (and later teacher) at the Art Institute of Chicago, Coen studied there with Bo ...

(1916–2010), American painter *

Enrico Coen Enrico Sandro Coen (born 29 September 1957) is a British biologist who studies the mechanisms used by plants to create complex and varied flower structures. Coen's research has aimed to define the developmental rules that govern flower and lea ...

(born 1957), British plant biologist *

Ethan Coen Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

(born 1957) American screenwriter * Guido Coen (1915–2010), Italian-born British film producer * Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587–1629), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Joe Coen, Scottish footballer *

Joel Coen Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

(born 1954), American screenwriter *

Johnny Coen Johnny Coen (born 19 March 1991) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Loughrea and formerly with the Galway senior inter-county team. Playing career Loughrea Coen joined the Loughrea club at a young age and played in ...

(born 1991), Irish hurler *

Kevin Coen Kevin Coen (1947 – 20 January 1975) was a volunteer in the Sligo Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who was killed in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, by the British Army. Background Coen was born and grew up in Rush ...

(1947–1975), Irish Republican Army member * Mario Pirani Coen (1925–2015), Italian journalist *

Martin Coen Rev. Martin Coen was an Irish priest and historian (6 October 1933 – 2 December 1997). Coen was a grandnephew of Fr. Thomas Cawley (1878–1949) and a great-grandnephew of Fr. Edward Holland, O.D.C. (1838–1918). Born at Raheen House, Gor ...

(1933–1997), Irish priest *

Noreen Coen Noreen Coen is a camogie player, a member of the Galway senior panel that unsuccessfully contested the All Ireland finals of 2010 and 2011 against Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south ...

(born 1993), Irish camogie player *

Séamus Coen Séamus Coen (born 1 February 1958) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Galway senior team. Born in Mullagh, County Galway, Coen first played competitive hurling in his youth. After first joining the Galway under ...

(born 1958), Irish hurler * Shunter Coen (1902–1967), South African cricketer *

Wilbur Coen Wilbur Franklyn Coen Jr (known also as Junior Coen, 23 December 1911 – 5 February 1998) was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age , he became the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup, and the youngest ...

(1911–1998), American tennis player

Given name

The Dutch given name Coen (pronounced ) is, like Koen, a short form of Coenraad/Koenraad, equivalent to the English

Conrad Conrad may refer to: People * Conrad (name) Places United States * Conrad, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Conrad, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Conrad, Iowa, a city * Conrad, Montana, a city * Conrad Glacier, Washington ...

.Coen
at the Dutch given name database. People with this given name include: * Coen Cuser, 14th-century Dutch knight who founded a house for the poor *

Coen Dillen Coenraad Henrik Dillen (5 October 1926 – 24 July 1990) was a Dutch footballer who primarily played for PSV as well as the Dutch national side. He holds the record of most goals scored in an Eredivisie season. Club career Dillen started his sen ...

(1926–1990), Dutch footballer * (1932–2000), Dutch actor * Coen Gortemaker (born 1994), Dutch footballer *

Coen Hemker Hendrik Coenraad "Coen" Hemker (born 21 July 1934) is a Dutch biochemist and academic administrator. He was one of the founders of Maastricht University and was its its ''rector magnificus'' from 1982 to 1984. He was a professor of biochemistry f ...

(born 1934), Dutch biochemist *

Coen Hess Coen Hess (born 14 August 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played at representative level for Queensland in the Stat ...

(born 1996), Australian rugby footballer *

Coen Hissink Johan Coenraad "Coen" Hissink (5 October 1878 – 17 February 1942) was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 25 films between 1914 and 1942. He also wrote short stories and books about controversial topics such as homosexua ...

(1878–1942), Dutch silent film actor * (born 1983), Dutch keyboardist of the band Epica *

Coen de Koning Coen de Koning (30 March 1879 – 29 July 1954) was a speed skater and cyclist. He started his sports career as a cyclist, but switched to speed skating and became the second Dutch speed skater to win a world title, in 1905. He finished second ...

(1879–1954), Dutch speed skater * Coen Maertzdorf (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Coen Moulijn (1937–2011), Dutch footballer * (1920–2006), Surinamese juror, politician and writer * Coen van Oven (1883–1963), Dutch painter *

Coen Teulings Coenraad Nicolaas (Coen) Teulings (born 13 December 1958) is a Dutch economist and distinguished professor at Utrecht University. He was formerly professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Cambridge and former Dire ...

(born 1958), Dutch economist * Coen Verbraak (born 1965), Dutch journalist and television producer *

Coen Vermeltfoort Coen Vermeltfoort (born 11 April 1988) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2007 : 3rd Grand Prix de Waregem : 6th Overall Olympia's Tour ::1st Stage 5 : 10th Omloop van het Houtland ;2008 : ...

(born 1988), Dutch racing cyclist * Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997), Dutch actor and musician * Coen Zuidema (born 1942), Dutch chess player

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