About the Coggan Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Coggan is usually a form of Cogan. Read literally, Coggan points to “Someone who came from Cogan (bowl), in South Wales”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• 227 Americans were listed as Coggan in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.
• Other spellings include Coggon and Cogen.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Coogan.
• Coggan adds “g” to Cogan, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

Heraldry and the Coggan name

Looking for a Coggan coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours. Want more than a summary? See the Coggan family name pack.