Coughlan Explained

Coughlan (or according to the cases, traditional Irish English:)^[1] is a surname of Irish origin (Irish: Mac Cochláin or Irish: Ó Cochláin), meaning 'son of the one with the cloak'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Cathal Coughlan (politician) (1937-1986), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
• Cathal Coughlan (singer) (1960 - 2022), Irish singer-songwriter
• Clement Coughlan (1942–1983), Irish politician
• Elaine Coughlan, Irish venture capitalist
• Frank Coughlan (1904–1979), Australian jazz musician
• Gerry Coughlan (1903–1983), Irish middle-distance runner
• James Coughlan (field hockey) (born 1990), New Zealand field hockey player
• John Coughlan (1898–1965), Irish sportsman
• John Coughlan, Australian airman who won the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal in 1968
• Laurence Coughlan (before 1766after 1773), Irish-born itinerant preacher
• Maria Coughlan (Moravskaya) (1890after 1947), Russian and American poet, writer, translator and literary critic; wife of Edward Coughlan
• Mark Coughlan (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
• Mary Coughlan (politician) (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Tánaiste (deputy prime minister)
• Mary Coughlan (singer) (born 1956), Irish jazz singer
• Nicola Coughlan (born 1987), Irish actress
• Richard Coughlan (1947–2013), English musician
• Stephen Coughlan (1910–1994), Irish politician
• Terence Coughlan (born 1956), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Tom Coughlan (hurler) (1881after 1911), Irish hurler

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 27, 2021. Lonergan. Aidan. 13 Irish surnames that are always mispronounced in America & Britain. The Irish Post. February 16, 2022.