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Irish surname
de Cogán; Mac Cogadháin, Mac Cogáin; Ó Cuagáin; Mac Eochagáin · Norman 'de Cogan', i.e. of Cogan, a parish in Glamorganshire; Woulfe also gives Irish names behind the spelling, e.g. Mac Cogadháin, 'son of Cogadhán' (a 'pet' form of Cúchogaidh, an Irish personal name meaning 'war-hound', 'warrior')
Woulfe (1923) lists Cogan under four separate Irish names. One is Norman: de Cogan, 'of Cogan, a parish in Glamorganshire', a surname that 'came into Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion'; he says Milo de Cogan was the first constable of Dublin. The others are Mac Cogadháin of Co. Leitrim, Ó Cuagáin of the Ui Maine in Co. Galway, and Mac Eochagáin, 'rare and found only in Cavan and a few other parts of Ulster'. In 1890 the birth indexes for Ireland held 14 entries for Cogan, principally in Cork and Kildare.
Woulfe: (1) Norman de Cogan, of Cogan in Glamorganshire, came into Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion; (2) Mac Cogadháin, chiefs of Clann Fearnaighe, Co. Leitrim, a branch in Meath; (3) Ó Cuagáin, Ui Maine of Co. Galway, same stock as the O'Maddens; (4) Mac Eochagáin, rare, only in Cavan and a few other parts of Ulster.[1][2][3][4]
de Cogan · MacCogan · Coggan · O Cogan · Coogan · Cooken[1]
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Ocogan Coat Of Arms - Irish Family Crest Classic Cap$33.45Both. Woulfe gives a Norman de Cogan, 'of Cogan, a parish in Glamorganshire', which came into Ireland with the Anglo-Norman invasion, and also Gaelic names anglicised Cogan: Mac Cogadháin, Ó Cuagáin and Mac Eochagáin.[1][2][3][4]
For the Norman name, 'of Cogan', a parish in Glamorganshire. For Mac Cogadháin, Woulfe gives 'son of Cogadhán', a 'pet' form of Cúchogaidh, an Irish personal name meaning 'war-hound', 'warrior'.[1][2]
In 1890 the Cogan entries in the birth indexes were principally found in Cork and Kildare. Woulfe also places Irish families who used the spelling in Leitrim (with a branch in Meath) and Galway, and says Mac Eochagáin is 'rare and found only in Cavan and a few other parts of Ulster'.[5][2][3][4]
Woulfe says the Norman de Cogan is now pronounced Gogán, sometimes Gógan, and is generally anglicised Goggin in Munster. Matheson (1901) prints [Goggin] in brackets under Cogan and [Cogan] under Goggin; his brackets mean the name is also found as a principal name in his list.[1][6][7][11]
Woulfe says he was the first constable of Dublin and received, jointly with Robert FitzStephen, a grant of the whole of Co. Cork from Henry II. Webb says Strongbow appointed him governor of Dublin, that in 1177 he was created by patent 'Lord of the moiety of the Kingdom of Cork', and that he was killed in 1182.[1][9]
Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).
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