| ![Show Contents]() Coguer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of CoguerWhat does the name Coguer mean? The Anglo-Saxon name Coguer comes from when its first bearer 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 Coguer familyThe surname Coguer 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 Coguer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coguer research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1197, 1218, 1219, 1621 and 1628 are included under the topic Early Coguer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coguer Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Coguer include Cogger, Coggere, Cogere, Coger, Coggorius, Cowger and others. Early Notables of the Coguer familyMore information is included under the topic Early Coguer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Coguer familySearching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Coguer or a variant listed above: John Cogger and his wife Elizabeth, who emigrated from Ireland to Woburn, Massachusetts in 1693; Peter Cogger, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1738; and Thomas Cogger, who immigrated to Detroit in 1854..
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