Coger Surname
Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname
Coger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the cogger' or 'cogman,' the master of a cog-boat (compare cock-boat and cockswain). 'Cogboote: scafa' (Prompt.Parv.); 'hevy hulkis, grete coggis'; v. Way's Promptorium Parvulorum.a, n. 5. 'And found Jason and Hercules also, That in a cogge to lond were ygo.
Read More About This SurnameCoger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,401 | 1:258,714 | 24,457 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 395 | 1:127,136 | 12,256 |
The alternate forms: Cöger (6) are calculated separately.
Coger (13) may also be a first name.
Coger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the cogger' or 'cogman,' the master of a cog-boat (compare cock-boat and cockswain). 'Cogboote: scafa' (Prompt.Parv.); 'hevy hulkis, grete coggis'; v. Way's Promptorium Parvulorum.a, n. 5. 'And found Jason and Hercules also, That in a cogge to lond were ygo.' Chaucer, Legend of Good Women.
Henry Cogger. Issue Rolls.
1621. George Cogger and Alice Nash: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1628. William Gurnett and Freerwyth Coger: ibid.
'William Middleton, of this town (Castor, Norfolk), blacksmith, by will dated Jan. 20, 1647 ... gave to the poor ... and tied all his house and ground ... for payment thereof, which are now in the possession of Benjamin Cogman': History of Norfolk.
Norfolk has given us several of these names; v. Bargeman, Boatman, Sec. Probably Cockman has absorbed this name, of which I see six in the London Directory. As shown above, Cockboat and Cockswain have undergone the same change.
Coger Demographics
Average Coger Salary in
United States
$39,118 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Coger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coger is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cöger. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Coger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 260,442nd most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,832,590 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Coger live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Coger is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,401 people, or 1 in 258,714. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Arkansas, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Coger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coger last name rose 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Coger last name are 7.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.36% registered with the party.
Coger earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning $39,118 USD per year.
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