Coghlan is an anglicisation of the Irish surname àCoghláin which means "descendant of Coghlán" or Mac Coghláin which means "son of Coghlán". Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles F. Coghlan (actor, born 1896) (1896âÂÂ1972), American actor and writer
- Charles Francis Coghlan (1842âÂÂ1899), Anglo-Irish actor and playwright
- Charles Coghlan (politician) (1863âÂÂ1927), South Africa-born lawyer and politician who served as Premier of Southern Rhodesia
- Chris Coghlan (born 1985), American baseball player
- Chris Coghlan (politician), British politician
- Dylan Coghlan (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Eamonn Coghlan (born 1952), Irish track and field athlete
- Jeremiah Coghlan (c. 1776âÂÂ1844), Royal Navy officer
- John Coghlan (disambiguation)
- Joseph Coghlan (1844âÂÂ1908), U.S. Navy rear admiral
- Junior Coghlan (1916âÂÂ2009), American actor
- Monica Coghlan (1951âÂÂ2001), English prostitute involved in a political scandal
- Paul Coghlan (1944âÂÂ2023), Irish Fine Gael politician
- Paul Coghlan (judge), Australian judge
- Rose Coghlan (1851âÂÂ1932), English actress