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Type Surname (from given name)
Pronounced Pron. Koo-Jan(Hungarian)  [key]
Other Forms FormsKujan (Hungary/Romania)

Meaning & History

Largely unknown, but may have origins in a village in Poland, called Kujan. There’s records on the name at Ellis Island in New York where it was anglicized to the phonetic, Kuyon. There’s also a split in the main families with the name in the US to another diminutive, Kenyon.
The name appears in the 1995 film, The Usual Suspects, the main Detective on the case is Dave Kujan.
Added 4/17/2019 by anonymous
Edited 3/4/2020 by Mike C