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 occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Cöger. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Coger? popularity and diffusion
Coger is the 260,442nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,832,590 people. The last name Coger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Coger are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,401 people, or 1 in 258,714. In The United States Coger is primarily found in: Michigan, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Arkansas, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Coger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Coger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coger last name increased 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.36% being registered to vote for 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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