Cogan Surname
Approximately 9,557 people bear this surname
Cogan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cogan,' a parish in the Diocese of Llandaff, which gave birth to an early surname. As regards the forms found in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, it is probable they are but variants of Coken (v.
Read More About This SurnameCogan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,352 | 1:67,724 | 7,881 |
| England | 1,128 | 1:49,395 | 6,145 |
| Ireland | 907 | 1:5,192 | 840 |
| Australia | 543 | 1:49,716 | 6,190 |
| France | 495 | 1:134,187 | 20,514 |
| Canada | 353 | 1:104,378 | 11,269 |
| Philippines | 103 | 1:982,895 | 85,295 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Moldova | 53 | 1:67,196 | 9,093 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 557 | 1:7,953 | 1,216 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 539 | 1:45,223 | 5,639 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:61,364 | 3,851 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,308 | 1:38,393 | 4,552 |
The alternate forms: Cogán (3) are calculated separately.
Cogan (78) may also be a first name.
Cogan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cogan,' a parish in the Diocese of Llandaff, which gave birth to an early surname. As regards the forms found in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, it is probable they are but variants of Coken (v. Cocking).
Richard Cogan, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John de Cogan, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Cogan, Devon, ibid.
From this it is clear that the south-west forms of the surname are derived from the Llandaff parish. To Somerset and Devon was not a long journey.
1605. Richard Browne and Hellen Coggen: St. Jam. Clerkenwell.
1716. John Coggain and Sarah Felchew: ibid.
1723. Joseph Cogin and Jone Sellway: ibid.
1780. Married — Thomas Coggin and Elizabeth Tillcock: St. George, Hanover Square.
1809. — William Shickle and Elizabeth Cogan: ibid.
From Cogan in the diocese of Llandaff, South Wales. Peter Cogan witnessed the gift of an acre of land in Coldingham to the monks of St. Cuthbert, and Robert Cogan witnessed a charter of lands in Raynigton to the Priory of Coldingham, 1275 (Raine, 282,387). Robert Cogan del counte de Berewyk rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 203). Robert Cogan (Coggane or Coigin) was schoolmaster at Glencairn, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 309,570), and Samuel Cogan appears in Glengaber, 1731 (Dumfries). Cogan or Coggan is an old west of England name. A John de Cogan of Hunispull, Somerset, in reign of Edward I (HR.), in Cambridgeshire in the thirteenth century (Guppy).
(Celtic) 1 belonging to Cogan (S. Wales) = the Cup- or Bowl-Shaped Valley [Welsh cogan, a cup, bowl] John de Cogan (Devon).—Hundred Rolls 2 the I. pers. name Cogan, found e.g. in the Annals of the Four Masters under A.D. 1171 [cp. Irish cogán, m., a drink, draught]
The first of this family came to Ireland with Strongbow and settled in Co. Cork. Later the name became Gogan and Goggin. It is also synonym of Coogan, q.v. MIF 62; Map Cork
Mac Cogadháin Of Co. Leitrim and quite distinct from the foregoing. MIF 62
Mac Cogadháin Of Co. Leitrim and quite distinct from the foregoing. MIF 62
Ó Cuagáin A sept of the Uí Maine; now scattered. MIF 62; Map Gal
See Cohen.
(English) One who came from Cogan (bowl), in South Wales; dweller in a bowl-shaped valley.
(Irish) Son of Cogain (contention or strife).
(from a priestly or Levite lineage) A variant of Kogan, the Slavic form for Kohen, Cohen.
Local. H.R. co. Devon.
Contracted from Mac Cagadhain (corrupted into Mac Cogan), 'Cagadhan’s Son' (caghad, 'just').
'Mac Cagadhain is over the noble Clann Fearmaighe'.
It is uncommon in the Isle of Man.
The name Cregeen is frequently softened into Cogeen in conversation.
Contracted from Mac Cagadhain (corrupted into Mac Cogan), 'Cagadhan’s Son' (caghad, 'just').
'Mac Cagadhain is over the noble Clann Fearmaighe'.
It is uncommon in the Isle of Man.
The name Cregeen is frequently softened into Cogeen in conversation.
Cogan or Coggan is an ancient west of England name. There was a John de Cogan, of Hunispull, Somerset, in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.); and in the reign of Richard II., William Cogan was sheriff of the county (C.). De Cogan was a name found also in different parts of Devonshire in the time of Edward I. (H. R.), and it has long been an old Tiverton name, Humphry Cogan being a Tiverton mercer in the time of Elizabeth (Harding's "Tiverton"). John Cogan, of Somerset, contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada fund in 1583 (Sp.).
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Cogan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cogan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cogan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cogán. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cogan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 53,427th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 762,535 people. The surname Cogan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Cogan reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most common given name globally, borne by 78 people.
The last name Cogan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,352 people, or 1 in 67,724. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Cogan exists in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.
Cogan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cogan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cogan surname rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 163 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cogan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cogan surname are 10.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.07% registered with the political party.
The amount Cogan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.26% more than the national average, earning R 473,520 per year; in United States they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning $49,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.71% more than the national average, earning $73,389 CAD per year.
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