Coggins or Coggin is a surname of Celtic origin specifically Wales, but can also be found in England and Ireland. The Coggins family lived in the parish of Cogan, which is in the diocese of Llandaff in the county of Glamorgan. The name literally means "a cup or bowl" and probably meant "dweller in a bowl-shaped valley."Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print Notable people with the surname include: * Billy Coggins (1901–1958), English football player * Cecil H. Coggins (1922–2019), American physician * Dave Coggin, former pitcher in Major League baseball * Herbert L. Coggins (1881–1974), American editor and author * Jacob Coggins (born 1978), American soccer player *

Jack Coggins Jack Banham Coggins (July 10, 1911 – January 30, 2006) was an artist, author, and illustrator. He is known in the United States for his oil paintings, which focused predominantly on marine subjects. He is also known for his books on space tra ...

(1911–2006), artist, author and illustrator *

Janet Coggin Janet Coggin (3 April 1936 – 23 September 2010) was a British novelist and memoirist. Early life Coggin was born in Cambridge in 1936 to Maurice Coggin and his wife Eleanora (née Illeris). Her mother was a member of the SOE during WWII. He ...

(1936-2010), British novelist and memoirist. * Joan Coggin (1898-1980), English crime novelist. * Jyles Coggins (1921–2011), American politician * Leola Hall Coggins (1881–1930), American architect * Mark Coggins (born 1957), Choctaw/American author and photographer * Nate Coggins (born 1978), American football player * Richard J. Coggins (1929–2017), British biblical commentator

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* Lester Coggins, a character in the American television series ''Under the Dome'' *George Coggins, Scrap Metal merchant in "

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 children's film, children's Musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, ...

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