Title: Cowan (surname) - Wikipedia
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Cowan (surname)
Contents
As a Scottish or Irish surname
As a Jewish surname
Notable people with the surname
See also
References

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Cowan (surname)
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Cowan is a surname of both Scottish - Irish and Jewish origins. Contents
1 As a Scottish or Irish surname
2 As a Jewish surname
3 Notable people with the surname
4 See also
5 References
As a Scottish or Irish surname
The name Cowan is first seen in the historical record in the British isles among Briton people in the Scottish and English borderlands. It derives from the old Gaelic MacEoghain or MacEoin (the "mac" prefix meaning "son of") or the Gaelic given name Eoghan. Alternate Anglicized spellings in Scotland include Cowen and Kewon. Similar names with the same derivation in Ireland and Northern Ireland are Coen, Coan, and Coyne, as well as McKeown and McKeon (the Irish prefix "mc" having the same meaning as the Scottish Gaelic "mac"). As a Jewish surname
Cowan is a variant of Cohen, the Hebrew for "priest". The oldest and probably the most common Jewish family name in existence, Cohen indicates descent from the biblical priestly family, Cohanim. According to tradition, the Cohanim are descendants of Aaron, the first high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. The Cohanim performed consecrated duties in the Tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem until the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE and still have certain duties and prerogatives in religious life. A great many variants of the name are documented all over the world.