| ![Show Contents]() Coger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Coger comes from one of the family having worked as a sailor or master of a type of small boat called a cog in Old English. A cogger was a person who sailed such boats. 1 2 The Latin forms are derivatives of MedLat coga, cogo ‘boat’ (c. 1200, 13th MLWL), for Middle English cogge, OFr cogue ‘small ship, cock-boat’, used by Chaucer of the ships in which Jason and Hercules sailed. A cogger (c. 1450) may have been a builder of cogs but was more probably a sailor or master of the cog." 3 Early Origins of the Coger familyThe surname Coger was first found in Lincolnshire, where the earliest entry was in the Latin form of the name, Arnaldus Coggorius who was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire for 1195. A few years later, Osbert (le) Coggere was found in the Pipe Rolls for Dorset in 1195. Roger le Cogere and John le Cogger were bailiffs of Dunwich in 1218 and 1219 respectively. 3 Early History of the Coger familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coger research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1197, 1218, 1219, 1621 and 1628 are included under the topic Early Coger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coger Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Coger have been found, including: Cogger, Coggere, Cogere, Coger, Coggorius, Cowger and others. Early Notables of the Coger familyDistinguished members of the family include - Roger le Cogere, a bailiff of Dunwich in the early 13th century
Coger RankingIn the United States, the name Coger is the 16,220th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4
 Coger migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Coger, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :
Coger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Coger, who landed in Maryland in 1658 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Coger (post 1700) | + |
- Mark Anthony Coger, American director, known for An American Journalist (2009), Double Espresso (2010) and Bad Hombre (2018)
- Mark Coger, American editor, known for his work on Section 8 (2014), Next Door Nightmare and The Gift (2016)
- Irene Coger, American actress, known for her role in Foxfire Light (1983).
- Emma Coger, 19th-century African-American teacher, plaintiff in discrimination case Coger v. The North Western Union Packet Co. in 1873
- Dalvan Coger (1921-2002), American professor of African Studies at Memphis State University, namesake of Darrell Awards Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame
- Claude Coger, American newspaper owner of the Sharp County Record, namesake of Coger House in Arkansas
- Claude Coger, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912 6
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- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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