Coogan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Cogadháin →
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Meanings

proper nounCoogan (plural Coogans)

plural Coogans · alternative Coggin · alternative Coggins

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Cogadháin“son of Cogadhán”
  2. EnglishCoogan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cogadháin (“son of Cogadhán”), a diminutive from a reduced form of the personal name Cúchogaidh, which is composed of the elements cú (“hound”) and cogadh (“war”).

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APA

Coogan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coogan

MLA

“Coogan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coogan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coogan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coogan.

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