Coakley Family History
Coakley Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Caochlaoich a patronymic from Caochlaoch a personal name composed of the elements caoch ‘blind’ + laoch ‘warrior hero’. Irish: variant of Cloughley possibly a shortened form of an unidentified Irish surname in Mac-.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022