Coogan

English

Alternative forms

• Coggin, Coggins

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cogadháin (“son of Cogadhán”), a diminutive from a reduced form of the personal name Cúchogaidh, which is composed of the elements cú (“hound”) and cogadh (“war”).

Proper noun

Coogan (plural Coogans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coogan is the 11463^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2748 individuals. Coogan is most common among White (95.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coogan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 363.