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This article is about people with the surname Cochran. For the history of the surname, see Cochrane (surname). For other uses, see Cochran (disambiguation).
Cochran
Pronunciation/ˈkɒxrən, ˈkɒkrən/ KOK(H)-rən
Language(s)Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic
Origin
MeaningFrom Cochrane in Scotland, has two known meanings being either "red brook" or Battle Cry(residential); Anglicisation of corcair, meaning "crimson"
Region of originWestern Scotland, Ulster
Other names
Variant form(s)Cochrane, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockrum, Cockran, Cockren, Cochern, Colqueran, Coughran, Cofran, Coffran
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Cochran is a surname of Scottish (and most likely of Cumbric) origin. The earliest known appearance is in Dumbartonshire (14th cent). The definition is unclear, however, the name may be derived from the extinct Cumbric language, which is closely related to the Welsh language. At the time of the British census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Renfrewshire (34.3 times the British average), followed by Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Stirlingshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire and Forfarshire. The Cochrans are traditionally mainly a Western Lowlands family.

Notable people with the surname include:

Notes

  1. ^ "Cochran Surname at Forebears". British Surnames. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  2. "Cochran Name Meaning & Cochran Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®".
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