Coghlan (surname)

Coghlan is an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Coghláin which means "descendant of Coghlán" or Mac Coghláin which means "son of Coghlán". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Charles F. Coghlan (actor, born 1896) (1896–1972), American actor and writer
 * Charles Francis Coghlan (1842–1899), Anglo-Irish actor and playwright
 * Charles Coghlan (politician) (1863–1927), South Africa-born lawyer and politician who served as Premier of Southern Rhodesia
 * Chris Coghlan (born 1985), American baseball player
 * Dylan Coghlan (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Eamonn Coghlan (born 1952), Irish track and field athlete
 * Jeremiah Coghlan (c. 1776–1844), Royal Navy officer
 * John Coghlan (disambiguation)
 * Joseph Coghlan (1844–1908), U.S. Navy rear admiral
 * Junior Coghlan (1916-2009), American actor
 * Monica Coghlan (1951–2001), English prostitute involved in a political scandal
 * Paul Coghlan (born 1944), Irish Fine Gael politician
 * Rose Coghlan (1851–1932), English actress