Given name & surname
Coghlan
“descendant of Cochlán”
Coghlan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coghlan is a form of Coughlin. Coughlin goes back to Irish Ó Cochláin, meaning “descendant of Cochlán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Coghlan is a form of Coughlin. Coughlin comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Coghlan’s family of names
In English usage, Coghlan as a surname has a related form in COUGHLIN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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