Coil History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The Irish name Coil was originally written in a Gaelic form as Mac Giolla Chomhgaill, denoting a devotee of St. Comgal.

Early Origins of the Coil family

The surname Coil was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Coil family

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Coil Spelling Variations

The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Coil were encountered in the archives: Coyle, Coyl, Coyles, M'Illhoyle, Coile, Coil, M'Coyle, O'Coyle, Coiles, Coyls, Coils, Koyle, Koyles, Koyl, Koill, Koiles, Coylle, Coylles and many more.

Early Notables of the Coil family

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Coil Ranking

In the United States, the name Coil is the 9,353^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Coil migration to the United States +

In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Coil family came to North America quite early:

Coil Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Samuel Coil, who arrived in Maryland in 1772

Coil Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Coil, who arrived in Maryland in 1804 2
Peter Coil, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 2
Rosa Coil, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 2
Sarah Coil, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 2
William Coil, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 2
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Coil migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coil Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elleanor Coil, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1829
Mary Coil, aged 28, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the ship "Edwin" from Dublin, Ireland
Patrick Coil, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
Edward Coil, aged 32, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Ambassador" in 1834
Nancy Coil, aged 30, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Ambassador" in 1834
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Contemporary Notables of the name Coil (post 1700) +

Marvin Coil (1912-1994), American Primetime Emmy Award winning editor, known for his work in Little House on the Prairie (1974), Bonanza (1959), Highway to Heaven (1984) and The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952)
Ryan Coil, American actor and writer, known for The Beauregards (2012), Scientists in the Woods (2013) and Every Little Thing You Love
Leanna Coil, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Ohio, 2000 3
Heather Coil, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2012 3
Benjamin J. Coil, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 20th District, 1857-58 3
Liam Mac Cóil (b. 1952), Irish language novelist, a critic, and an essayist

Citations +

"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 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html