Coolican

Coolican Meaning & Origin

About Coolican
The surname Coolican is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Cúilghinn, which means "descendant of Cúilghinn." The name Cúilghinn itself is believed to be a personal name derived from the Gaelic words "cúil," meaning "nook" or "corner," and "ginn," meaning "bright" or "shining." Therefore, the surname Coolican can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the bright nook" or "descendant of the shining corner."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Coolican is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Coolican: 151
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 115,639
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Coolican based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Coolican is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLKN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C040205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K UW1 L IH0 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/coolican*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Coolican in Braille

Here's how to represent Coolican in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Coolican in braille

How to sign the name Coolican using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Coolican using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Coolican in sign language

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