Explore the Family Name Coghill

The meaning of Coghill

English: habitational name from Cogill in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, which is named with Old English cot ‘cottage’ + Old Norse kelda ‘spring’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Coghill has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Coghill was ranked at 17,566 and by 2010 had dropped in popularity to rank 18,883, reflecting a negative change of 7.5 percent. The count of individuals bearing the Coghill name also decreased from 1,476 in 2000 to 1,447 in 2010, marking a decline of nearly 2 percent. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 residents fell by approximately 11 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,566	#18,883	-7.5%
Count	1,476	1,447	-1.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.49	-10.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coghill

In terms of ethnic identity, the Coghill surname is most commonly associated with those identifying as White, accounting for 88.89 percent in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 87.91 percent in 2010. Over the same period, the proportion of Hispanic individuals with this surname saw an increase of 23.47 percent, while the proportion of Black individuals decreased by approximately 10 percent. It's worth noting that the representation of the surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of the surname within those identifying with two or more races by 2010. This data again is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.89%	87.91%	-1.1%
Black	7.11%	6.43%	-9.56%
Two or More Races	0%	2.42%	0%
Hispanic	1.96%	2.42%	23.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.02%	0%	0%