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Surname Etymology and Meaning of COOGAN

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Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cogadháin ‘son of Cogadhán’, a diminutive from a reduced form of the personal name Cúchogaidh, meaning ‘hound of war’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)