Koren Family History
Koren Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Korn . Dutch and North German: from a short form of Cornelis or Cornelius . This name was also established in Norway from the 16th century onward. Slovenian and Croatian; Slovak (Koreň) and Czech (Kořen): from Slovenian and dialectal Croatian koren Slovak koreň Czech kořen ‘(thicker) root’ probably applied as a nickname to a strong steady man or used as an occupational name for someone who gathered and sold roots and herbs. Compare Coren and Coran .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022