Explore the Family Name Coggeshall

The meaning of Coggeshall

English (Middlesex): habitational name from Coggeshall in Essex, named from an Old English personal name Cogg + halh ‘nook’. History: This name was taken to America in 1632 by John Coggeshall, who became first governor of RI, and in 1635 by John Cogswell. In 1887 a descendant, Daniel Cogswell, founded Cogswell College, San Francisco.

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How common is the last name Coggeshall in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Coggeshall" saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 31,301 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 32,524. This represents a change of -3.91%. The count of people with this surname increased slightly during this period, from 700 in 2000 to 707 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.0%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 7.69%, from 0.26 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,301	#32,524	-3.91%
Count	700	707	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coggeshall

With regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed that the majority of individuals with the surname "Coggeshall" identified as White, accounting for 95.43% in 2000 and 94.77% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.43% in 2000 to 1.98% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identity. A new category appeared in 2010, with 1.56% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Those reporting two or more races decreased from 1.86% to 0.71% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.43%	94.77%	-0.69%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.98%	38.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.56%	0%
Two or More Races	1.86%	0.71%	-61.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%