Is kuhn the same last names as kohn????????

Question:

Is kuhn the same last names as kohn????????

are these two last names basicaly the same but are just variants of eachother

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i guess so. From ancestry.com:

Kuhn
1. German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of Kunrat (see Konrad). The German word kühn, meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form, but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.
2. German: variant spelling of Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German kühn ‘bold’, but in some cases an altered spelling of Cohn or Kohn (see Cohen).

Kohn
1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Cohen.
2. North German (also K?hn): from the personal name Kohn or K?hn, former Low German short forms of Konrad.

Hope this helps.

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Family tree websites at http://www.familyinhistory.com Yes thats right. I worked for the GSU and when they can't find something they will make up something

Kohn is a shortening of Koenig German for King

Other variation Cohen Cohn Changed during the Crusades and holocaust

Kuhn is a hungarian variation of the two. Don't believe anyone who claims religious authority and charges for their services Deja vu all over again?