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I'm so confused by this post. Cohen is a very popular surname and people use surnames all the time. Have you ever considered that maybe they simply want to honor the mother's maiden name or someone who has this last name? And even if they aren't, what's wrong with using a surname from a nationality that isn't yours. Plenty of people do that. Would you be upset if someone from Russia used the name Jackson or if a non-English person named their child Ashton? These are both surnames and there are plenty of others that everyone uses. Some people may look at this and see a stereotypical Jewish last name. I grew up in a very mixed community and to me, it's just a last name. By pointing out that people shouldn't give names that may possibly suggest a certain nationality just promotes racism and emphasization of differences in people when the majority of the time, the parent has a specific reason for giving the child this name that goes far beyond a stereotype.