Coyne (surname)

Coyne is a surname of Irish origin anglicised from the Gaelic Ó Cadhain meaning "descendant of Cadhan".

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Andre Coyne, dam engineer
 * Andrew Coyne, journalist
 * Bernard Coyne (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1913 to 1926
 * Bernard Coyne (giant) (1897–1921), American who is one of only 20 individuals in medical history to have stood 8 ft or more
 * Brian Coyne (born 1959), Scottish (soccer) football player and manager
 * Christopher Coyne (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jayden Coyne; Lancashire athlete, pocketer of kemp, shagger of Sissons and overall Gigachad
 * Christopher J. Coyne (born 1958), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont
 * Christopher Coyne (professor) (born 1977), professor of economics
 * Chris Coyne (born 1978), Australian (soccer) footballer
 * Chris Coyne, co-founded the websites OkCupid, keybase and SparkNotes


 * Dale Coyne, auto racer
 * Danny Coyne, footballer
 * Deborah Coyne, lawyer, professor and author
 * Frank J. Coyne, CEO of Insurance Services Office, Inc.
 * Gary Coyne (born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer
 * George Coyne, priest and astronomer
 * James Coyne (disambiguation), several people
 * James C. Coyne (born 1947), American psychologist
 * James Elliott Coyne (1910–2012), governor of the Bank of Canada, son of J. Bowes
 * James Henry Coyne (1849–1942), Canadian lawyer and historian
 * James K. Coyne III (born 1946), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania


 * Jamie Coyne (born 1982), Australian (soccer) footballer, brother of Chris Coyne
 * Jeanne Coyne, Broadway dancer and choreographer
 * Jerry Coyne, American professor of biology
 * John Coyne (disambiguation), several people
 * John Coyne (politician) (1836–1873), Canadian barrister and politician
 * John Coyne (writer) (born 1937), American writer of horror novels
 * John Henry Coyne aka Harry Coyne (1865–1926), Queensland politician
 * John M. Coyne (1916–2014), former mayor of Brooklyn, Ohio
 * John Coyne (footballer) (born 1951), English-born football (soccer) player who played for Australia
 * John N. Coyne (1839–1907), American Civil War soldier


 * Joseph Coyne, American stage actor who achieved fame in musical comedy
 * Joseph Stirling Coyne, Prolific British playwright from the mid-nineteenth century
 * Joshua Coyne, American classical musician
 * Kevin Coyne, composer, writer and painter
 * Mark Coyne (musician), American musician
 * Mark Coyne (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Irish-language modernist writer
 * Michael L. Coyne, Associate Dean and Law Professor at the Massachusetts School of Law
 * Paul Coyne, TV & film producer
 * Peter Coyne (disambiguation), several people with that name
 * Peter Coyne (footballer) (born 1958), English footballer
 * Peter Coyne (politician) (1917–2001), Australian politician
 * Peter Coyne (rugby league) (born 1964), Australian rugby league player


 * Richard Coyne, Professor of Architectural Computing
 * Thelma Coyne, tennis player
 * Wayne Coyne, musician
 * William J. Coyne, American politician
 * Evan Coyne Maloney, documentary filmmaker and video blogger
 * Lydia Coyne Fletcher (1853–1904), Irish-American playwright, novelist


 * Fictional characters
 * Declan Coyne, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
 * Fiona Coyne, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
 * Joe Coyne, aka "Penny Plunderer", a villain appearing in Batman comics