Goggin is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goggin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

Descendant of Gudin meaning "God's friend".

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

Goggin is variant form of Coogan. Son of Cogain meaning "contention or strife".

Goggin is a variation of the Cogan. Local. county of Devon.

The lastname is a variation 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 Goggin?

Goggin is common in United States, Ireland, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand.

Goggin is ranked 81101 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Goggins plummeted by 1.71 per cent to 2470 since 2000 and slipped by 1049 spots and ranked at 12541. The last name was found in around 8 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.26 96.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.19 1.39
Others 0.93 0.99
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0
Goggin is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 5995 people have been found who wears Goggin as their family name. Goggin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Goggin:
11,341 United States3,528
Countries with hundreds of Goggin:
810 Ireland959
10,170 England584
7,702 Australia420
20,505 Canada174
7,111 New Zealand106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,366 Northern Ireland54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,534 Wales50
148,803 Brazil35
1,718 Jersey12
19,179 Scotland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
426,148 Thailand10
30,046 Peru10
92,666 Spain7
77,571 Switzerland6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Goggin from Ireland aboard the Adirondack from Cork during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on April 11, 1846. Catherine Goggin (21) Spinster, John Goggin, aged 26, Elizabeth Goggin (68) Immigrant, Ellen Goggin (15) Immigrant, Pat Goggin (17) Workman, Workman Jno. Goggin, Mary Goggin, aged 23, 20 years old Biddy Goggin, and 40 other Goggin around 64% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US from Liverpool, Cork and Greenock.

Goggin Namesakes

  • Dan Goggin, American writer, composer
  • Bill Goggin, former Australian rules football player
  • William L. Goggin, nineteenth-century politician and lawyer
  • Chuck Goggin, former utility player in Major League Baseball

Goggin Namesakes

  • Dan Goggin, American writer, composer
  • Bill Goggin, former Australian rules football player
  • William L. Goggin, nineteenth-century politician and lawyer
  • Chuck Goggin, former utility player in Major League Baseball

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