Cogar is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cogar
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

A variation of Cogan. Local. county of Devon.

Cogar is the form of Coogan. Son of Cogain meaning "contention or strife".

Cogar is a form of the Cogan. One who came from Cogan meaning "bowl," in South Wales' dweller in a bowl-shaped valley.

A variant of Goggin. Descendant of Gudin meaning "God's friend".

The surname is the form of the Cogan. (The Irish family). From the termination in AN, this name might be thought indigenous to Ireland. Such, however is not the case, as Milo de Cogan, who founded the family in that country was one of those who assisted in its subjugation temp. Henry II., when, in conjunction with his uncle, Robert Fitz-Stephen, he received the whole county of Cork in reward for his services. The De shews the territorial origin of the name.

How popular is Cogar?

Cogar is common in United States.

Cogar is ranked 137123 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cogar bearers increased by 4.36 per cent in 2010 US census to 2776 since 2000, the surname slipped by 389 spots and ranked at 11365. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.64 94.66
Hispanic or Latino 3.75 2.11
Black 1.73 1.58
Others 1.62 1.02
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.97 0.41
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.29 0.23
Cogar is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Guam. Around 3268 people have been found who wears Cogar as their family name. Cogar have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cogar:
12,822 United States3,027
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
197,751 India74
33,226 Australia65
50,489 Canada60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
84,230 England25
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,029 Guam8

Cogar Namesakes

  • George Cogar, freepatentsonline

Cogar Namesakes

  • George Cogar, freepatentsonline

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