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Can a Jewish person be a kohan even if his last name is not Cohen?
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Yes of course. Being a kohen is passed down from father to son and is not necessarily shown in the last name. There are many with the name Cohen that are kohanim (plural for kohen) because this is the last name they took on when everyone else was doing so. There can be people with the name Cohen who are not kohanim as well. In addition, due to frequent name changes nowadays there are many different families who are kohanim who originally had the name Cohen and changed it for various reasons. (Cane, Conway etc..)
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