Coghlan Surname
Approximately 9,335 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,877 | 1:125,985 | 13,375 |
| Australia | 2,375 | 1:11,367 | 1,676 |
| England | 1,237 | 1:45,043 | 5,679 |
| Ireland | 1,070 | 1:4,401 | 744 |
| Canada | 605 | 1:60,902 | 7,147 |
| South Africa | 269 | 1:201,404 | 21,575 |
| New Zealand | 202 | 1:22,417 | 3,922 |
| Mexico | 157 | 1:790,613 | 11,592 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:68,639 | 5,330 |
| Northern Ireland | 73 | 1:25,274 | 2,815 |
| Uruguay | 71 | 1:48,335 | 5,418 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,683 | 1:2,632 | 498 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 515 | 1:47,331 | 5,841 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 367 | 1:136,836 | 12,979 |
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]
“Cowl-wearer” in Erse. (Compare Tippett.)
(Irish) Grandson of Cochlan (diminutive of cochal, a hooded cloak).
From the Irish O’Cochlain; a personal name.
Coghlan Demographics
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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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