Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname COGGESHALL, COGSWELL.

COGGESHALL, COGSWELL. Derived from the town of Coggeshall, in Essex, England; cog, a small boat, and shoal, a place where the water is shallow, and where fish abound, a fishing-place.

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