Pronunciation | /ˈkɒxrən, ˈkɒkrən/ KOK(H)-rən |
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Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic |
Origin | |
Meaning | From Cochrane in Scotland, has two known meanings being either "red brook" or Battle Cry(residential); Anglicisation of corcair, meaning "crimson" |
Region of origin | Western Scotland, Ulster |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Cochrane, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren, Cochern, Colqueran, Coughran, Cofran, Coffran |
Frequency Comparisons: [1] |
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. [2] At the time of the British census of 1881, [1] 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:
Pronunciation | /ˈkɒxrən, ˈkɒkrən/ KOK(H)-rən |
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Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic |
Origin | |
Meaning | From Cochrane in Scotland, has two known meanings being either "red brook" or Battle Cry(residential); Anglicisation of corcair, meaning "crimson" |
Region of origin | Western Scotland, Ulster |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Cochrane, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren, Cochern, Colqueran, Coughran, Cofran, Coffran |
Frequency Comparisons: [1] |
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. [2] At the time of the British census of 1881, [1] 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: