Coughlan

Coughlan (,  or   according to the cases, traditional Irish English:  )  is a surname of Irish origin (Mac Cochláin or Ó Cochláin), meaning 'son of the one with the cloak'. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Cathal Coughlan (politician) (1937-1986), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
 * Cathal Coughlan (singer) (1960 - 2022), Irish singer-songwriter
 * Clement Coughlan (1942–1983), Irish politician
 * Elaine Coughlan, Irish venture capitalist
 * Frank Coughlan (1904–1979), Australian jazz musician
 * Gerry Coughlan (1903–1983), Irish middle-distance runner
 * James Coughlan (field hockey) (born 1990), New Zealand field hockey player
 * John Coughlan (1898–1965), Irish sportsman
 * John Coughlan, Australian airman who won the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal in 1968
 * Laurence Coughlan (before 1766 – after 1773), Irish-born itinerant preacher
 * Maria Coughlan (Moravskaya) (1890 – after 1947), Russian and American poet, writer, translator and literary critic; wife of Edward Coughlan
 * Mark Coughlan (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
 * Mary Coughlan (politician) (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Tánaiste (deputy prime minister)
 * Mary Coughlan (singer) (born 1956), Irish jazz singer
 * Nicola Coughlan (born 1987), Irish actress
 * Richard Coughlan (1947–2013), English musician
 * Stephen Coughlan (1910–1994), Irish politician
 * Terence Coughlan (born 1956), Zimbabwean cricketer
 * Tom Coughlan (hurler) (1881–after 1911), Irish hurler