# Coughlin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/coughlin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,434 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,510 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,390 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (14,226 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Coghlan |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of cochal (“cloak, hood”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Coughlin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Coughlin in the United States.

## People named Coughlin

- Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
- Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach
- John Coughlin, American pair skater (1985–2019)

## Similar surnames

Colin, Collin, Coghlan, Coughlan, Colina, Chisholm, Chisolm, Casselman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.