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    The surname Coughlin

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 14,434 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C245

    Coughlin: #2,510 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Coughlin #2,510, 14,434 people Coughlin: #2,510 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Coughlin #2,510, 14,434 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coughlin is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Coughlin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 14,434 people named Coughlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,390 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,226.

    #2,510
    rank among US surnames
    14,434
    people in 2010
    4.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #2,333)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,501Echols14,45621,358
    #2,503Worthington14,45221,364
    #2,504Barbour14,45121,365
    #2,505Coles14,44921,368
    #2,507Starnes14,44221,378
    #2,508Randle14,43721,386
    #2,509Reardon14,43521,389

    Who is named Coughlin

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

    96% of people named Coughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Coughlins

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Natalie Coughlin
      American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder, born 1982
    • Tom Coughlin
      American football player and coach, born 1946
    • John Coughlin
      American pair skater (1985–2019)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Coughlin

    Coughlin has the Soundex code C245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C245.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Coughlin come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of cochal (“cloak, hood”).
    How common is the surname Coughlin?
    14,434 people in the United States had the surname Coughlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,390 Americans. It ranked 2,510th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Coughlin?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Coughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Coughlin?
    Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder, followed by Tom Coughlin.
    Where is the surname Coughlin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Coughlin in the United States.
    What type of surname is Coughlin?
    Coughlin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Coughlin getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,226 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,434 in 2010, up 1.5%.
    What are other spellings of Coughlin?
    Coghlan.