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Where Does The Last Name Coughan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Coughan has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Coughan.

How Common Is The Last Name Coughan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 4,908,606^th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Coughan is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Coughan reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Coughan is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Coughan is primarily found in: Greater London, where 69 percent live, Devon, where 8 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Coughan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Coughan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Coughan surname increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coughan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.