Is kuhn the same last name as kohn????????

Question

are these two last names basicaly the same but are just variants of eachother

Answer 1

Kuhn
German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of Kunrat (see Konrad). The German word kühn, meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form, but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.
German: variant spelling of Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German kühn ‘bold’, but in some cases an altered spelling of Cohn or Kohn (see Cohen).

Kohn
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Cohen.
North German (also Köhn): from the personal name Kohn or Köhn, former Low German short forms of Konrad.

Answer 2

Sometimes.

kuhn

German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of Kunrat (see Konrad). The German word kühn, meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form, but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.
German: variant spelling of Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German kühn ‘bold’, but in some cases an altered spelling of Cohn or
>>>> Kohn <<<<< (see Cohen).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Answer 3

No, they're homonyms, but not synonyms.

Answer 4

Yes I believe they are.