Coan Family History

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Coan Name Meaning

Irish: reduced form of McCoan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Comhdhain or Mac Comhghain ‘son of Comhdhan’, a personal name of unexplained meaning. Possibly an altered spelling of Jewish Cohen or German and Jewish Kohn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Cohan, Coon, Corn, Cogan, Govan, Carn, Moan, Roan, Coen, Coln

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Coan Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Coan name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Coan. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    42%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    24%

  • Germanic Europe

    8%

  • European Jewish

    6%

  • Italy

    4%

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Coan Family Origin

Where is the Coan family from?

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    1920
    You can see how Coan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Coan families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 14 Coan families living in New York. This was about 27% of all the recorded Coan's in the USA. New York had the highest population of Coan families in 1840.
    Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Coan surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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    Coan Family Occupations

    What did your Coan ancestors do for a living?

    In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Coan. The most common Coan occupation in the USA was Farmer. 31% of Coan's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Coan family was Farm Laborer.

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    • Farmer

      31%

    • Laborer

      10%

    • Keeping House

      9%

    • Farm Laborer

      3%

    Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Coan ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

    Coan Historical Records

    What Coan family records will you find?

    Census Record

    There are 21,000 census records available for the last name Coan. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Coan census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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    Passenger List

    There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Coan. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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    Draft Card

    There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Coan. For the veterans among your Coan ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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    Coan Life Expectancy

    What is the average Coan lifespan?

    Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Coan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Coan in 1941 was 41, and 79 in 2004.

    View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Coan

    An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Coan ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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