Explore the Family Name Coughran

The meaning of Coughran

Scottish: variant of Cochran. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

The surname Coughran has seen changes in popularity over time, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Coughran was ranked 29,142nd in popularity, but this rank fell to 40,672nd by 2010 – a decline of almost 40 percent. In terms of actual counts, the number of individuals with the Coughran surname decreased from 766 in 2000 to 537 in 2010. This represents a drop of roughly 30 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also fell during this period, from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,142	#40,672	-39.56%
Count	766	537	-29.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.18	-35.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coughran

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census presents an interesting picture for the Coughran surname. In 2000, most individuals identifying as Coughran were White, at 87.73 percent, which slightly decreased to 86.59 percent by 2010. There were also shifts among other ethnicities. For instance, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased from 3.79 percent in 2000 to 5.96 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation grew from 3.13 percent to 3.54 percent. Additionally, 2010 saw the emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black identities within the Coughran population, each accounting for 0.93 percent. However, the percentage of individuals with "Two or more races" declined from 3.79 percent in 2000 to 2.05 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.73%	86.59%	-1.3%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.79%	5.96%	57.26%
Hispanic	3.13%	3.54%	13.1%
Two or More Races	3.79%	2.05%	-45.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.93%	0%
Black	0%	0.93%	0%