Coughlin Surname

20,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Coughlin Surname Definition:

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

Coughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,4121:16,9282,139
Canada2,0081:18,3492,594
England1,1261:49,4836,156
Australia6801:39,7005,137
Wales2551:12,1351,351
Ireland1271:37,0783,016
Northern Ireland1031:17,9132,284
Scotland791:67,7705,294
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel131:658,28045,106
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
France61:11,070,454349,096
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4921:9,0041,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3201:76,1738,307
Wales1491:10,526637
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Guernsey111:2,969521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3361:11,5821,505

Coughlin (29) may also be a first name.

Coughlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Coughlin Last Name Facts

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

Coughlin occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Coughlin.

How Common Is The Last Name Coughlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,972nd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,021 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Coughlin reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

Coughlin is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 21,412 people, or 1 in 16,928. In The United States Coughlin is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Coughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coughlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coughlin last name increased 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 352 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 74 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 494 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coughlin last name are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Coughlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.14% less than the national average, earning 283,293 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning $49,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,477 CAD per year.

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Coughlin Reference & Research

Conklin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Conklin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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