Coen (name)

Coen is a personal name of several origins. It exists as a masculine given name, and as a surname.

Surname
As a surname it may be a variant of McCown, a derivative of the two Irish surnames O'Cadhain (of Connacht) and O'Comhdhain (of Ulster), 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 (1964–2022), American football coach
 * Bill Coen (born 1961), American basketball coach
 * Colin Coen (born 1958), Irish hurler
 * Darren Coen, rugby league footballer of the 1980s
 * Eleanor Coen (1916–2010), American painter
 * Enrico Coen (born 1957), British plant biologist
 * Ethan Coen (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 (born 1954), American screenwriter
 * Johnny Coen (born 1991), Irish hurler
 * Kevin Coen (1947–1975), Irish Republican Army member
 * Mario Pirani Coen (1925–2015), Italian journalist
 * Martin Coen (1933–1997), Irish priest
 * Noreen Coen (born 1993), Irish camogie player
 * Séamus Coen (born 1958), Irish hurler
 * Shunter Coen (1902–1967), South African cricketer
 * Wilbur Coen (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. People with this given name include:


 * Coen Cuser, 14th-century Dutch knight who founded a house for the poor
 * Coen Dillen (1926–1990), Dutch footballer
 * (1932–2000), Dutch actor
 * Coen Gortemaker (born 1994), Dutch footballer
 * Coen Hemker (born 1934), Dutch biochemist
 * Coen Hess (born 1996), Australian rugby footballer
 * Coen Hissink (1878–1942), Dutch silent film actor
 * (born 1983), Dutch keyboardist of the band Epica
 * Coen de Koning (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 (born 1958), Dutch economist
 * Coen Verbraak (born 1965), Dutch journalist and television producer
 * Coen Vermeltfoort (born 1988), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997), Dutch actor and musician
 * Coen Zuidema (born 1942), Dutch chess player