# Coughlin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,093

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of cochal (“cloak, hood”).

## Easily confused with
- **coughing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coughing-vs-coughlin)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccoughlin`, `coguhlin`, `cougghlin`, `coughhlin`, `coughiln`, `coughlinn`, `coughllin`, `coughlni`, `couglhin`, `couhglin`, `cuoghlin`, `ocughlin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coughlin