Given name & surname
Coughlin
“descendant of Cochlán”
Coughlin is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coughlin goes back to Irish Ó Cochláin, meaning “descendant of Cochlán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Coughlin’s family of names
In English usage, Coughlin as a surname has a related form in COGHLAN. In English usage, Coughlin as a surname has a related form in COGHLAN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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