Coan

See also: cóán

English

Etymology 1

Reduced form of McCoan.

Proper noun

Coan (plural Coans)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Coan is the 10596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3024 individuals. Coan is most common among White (90.11%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.

Etymology 2

Cos +‎ -an

Adjective

Coan

Of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos (Kos).

Noun

Coan (plural Coans)

An inhabitant of the island of Cos.

Anagrams

NOAC, ONCA

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