Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch coen(e) ‘bold’,
‘daring’ or personal name Cono with the same meaning.Jewish (Ashkenazic): one of the many forms of Cohen.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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