How common is the surname Coan?

3,024 people in the United States had the surname Coan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,098 Americans. It ranked 10,596th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Coan?

Andy Coan, American swimmer, former world record-holder.

Where is the surname Coan most common?

Wikidata records people named Coan in the United States.

Is the surname Coan getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,024 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname Coan

An Irish surname, carried by 3,024 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coan is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced form of McCoan.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,024 people named Coan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,098 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,120.

#10,596

rank among US surnames

3,024

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,559)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,587	Biller	3,028	101,964
#10,589	Stgeorge	3,026	102,031
#10,593	Butters	3,025	102,065
#10,596	Coan	3,024	102,098
#10,598	Chumley	3,022	102,166
#10,601	Boice	3,021	102,200
#10,603	Hugo	3,020	102,234

Who is named Coan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Coan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andy Coan
American swimmer, former world record-holder, 1958–2017

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coan

Coan has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Coan come from?: Reduced form of McCoan.
How common is the surname Coan?: 3,024 people in the United States had the surname Coan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,098 Americans. It ranked 10,596th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Coan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Coan?: Andy Coan, American swimmer, former world record-holder.
Where is the surname Coan most common?: Wikidata records people named Coan in the United States.
Is the surname Coan getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,024 in 2010, down 3.1%.