Coghlan Surname

54,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Coghlan Surname Definition:

(Celtic)? metonymic for a Priest or Monk [Irish Cochlan—cochal, a chasuble, cope, cowl, + the diminutive suff. -án]

Coghlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8771:125,98513,375
Australia2,3751:11,3671,676
England1,2371:45,0435,679
Ireland1,0701:4,401744
Canada6051:60,9027,147
South Africa2691:201,40421,575
New Zealand2021:22,4173,922
Mexico1571:790,61311,592
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Northern Ireland731:25,2742,815
Uruguay711:48,3355,418
Wales641:48,3524,540
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Chile301:587,21614,299
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6831:2,632498
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5151:47,3315,841
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3671:136,83612,979

Coghlan (38) may also be a first name.

Coghlan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic)? metonymic for a Priest or Monk [Irish Cochlan—cochal, a chasuble, cope, cowl, + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Cowl-wearer” in Erse. (Compare Tippett.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Grandson of Cochlan (diminutive of cochal, a hooded cloak).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Irish O’Cochlain; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coghlan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coghlan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Coghlan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Coghlan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coghlan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coghlan is the 54,507th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 780,669 people. The surname Coghlan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Coghlan live; 33 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. Coghlan is also the 1,662,754th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

The last name Coghlan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,877 people, or 1 in 125,985. In The United States Coghlan is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Mississippi, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Coghlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coghlan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 784 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 337 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coghlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Coghlan last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Coghlan are 9.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coghlan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning R 253,404 per year; in United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $57,738 CAD per year.

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