Researching Bill Coughlan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 336 people with the Coughlan surname? In that year Coughlan was ranked number 3243 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Coughlan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Coughlan and the Coughlan Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2247 people with the Coughlan surname in the UK? Coughlan is now ranked number 2196 for popularity in the UK. |
Coughlan Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Coughlan surname in the USA? Coughlan is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bill Coughlan
Bill Coughlan
William M. Coughlan (1899 – July 5, 1952) was an American college football player and track athlete and coach. He played football and ran track at Sewanee: The University of the South and was inducted into the school's sports hall of fame in 2005. Coughlan was a halfback and quarterback on the Sewanee Tigers football team and captain of the 1920 squad. He returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown against Alabama in 1922. He was second-team on the all-time Sewanee football team. Coughlan coached track at the University of Chattanooga in 1930, and later coached at Notre Dame prep.
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Other names that sound a bit like Coughlan
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