Coen can be a masculine given name, a surname or a place name.
Coen is also an aboriginal Australian name meaning thunder.
As a surname it may be 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). People with this surname include:
Andy Coen (born 1964), American football coach
Bill Coen (born 1961), American basketball coach
Coen brothers, Joel (born 1954) and Ethan (born 1957), American filmmakers
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
Guido Coen (1915–2010), Italian-born British film producer
Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587-1629), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
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
The Dutch given name Coen (pronounced /kun/) is, like Koen, a short form of Coenraad/Koenraad, equivalent to the English Conrad. People with this name include:
Coen Cuser, 14th-century Dutch knight who founded a house for the poor
Coen Dillen (1926–1990), Dutch footballer
Coen Flink (1932–2000), Dutch actor
Coen Gortemaker (born 1994), Dutch footballer
Coen Hissink (1878–1942), Dutch silent film actor
Coen Janssen (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
Coen Ooft (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
Coen, Queensland named after the Coen river
Coen River, Queensland - named after Jan Pieterszoon Coen in 1623
Coen River (Costa Rica)
Coen Tunnel, Amsterdam - named after Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Coen Tunnel (Mingo Junction), railway tunnel in Ohio
