Cochrane Surname

13,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Cochrane Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Cochrane (Renfrew) =? the Red Allotment (of land) [? Welsh coch, red + rhan, a share, division, &c.] This family [Cochrane-Dundonald], which derived its surname from the Barony of Cochrane, Co, Renfrew, is of great antiquity in North Britain.

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Cochrane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6801:31,0323,862
Canada7,1461:5,156749
Australia6,0161:4,487649
England5,9241:9,4051,380
Scotland4,2431:1,262215
New Zealand1,9291:2,347316
Northern Ireland1,8511:997198
South Africa1,4701:36,8564,726
Wales2401:12,8941,430
Jamaica1891:15,1851,455
Ireland1781:26,4552,454
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Antigua and Barbuda1031:963164
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Dominica441:1,725292
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Isle of Man321:2,682546
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Jersey221:4,509908
Qatar191:124,10514,725
France191:3,495,933219,029
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Norway101:514,22941,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Finland71:785,24338,644
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Norfolk Island31:765177
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4761:3,001565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3,2601:1,148202
England1,3341:18,2722,632
Wales291:54,0832,718
Guernsey261:1,256219
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9501:25,7533,170

Cochrane (62) may also be a first name.

Cochrane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Cochrane (Renfrew) =? the Red Allotment (of land) [? Welsh coch, red + rhan, a share, division, &c.] This family [Cochrane-Dundonald], which derived its surname from the Barony of Cochrane, Co, Renfrew, is of great antiquity in North Britain. . . . William de Cochrane performed homage to Edward I.—Burke's Peerage, &c.

There has been confusion with Corcoran, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Scottish name, numerous in Ulster. It is sometimes used as a variant of Cuggeran, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

In this name, also spelt Coggoran, we have an example of the substitution of the prefix O for Mac, which is not unusual with names beginning with C, G and K (cf. Costigan, Creedon, Gogarty, Keegan).

In this case the change took place at an early date. In 1585 it was still Mac — in a Fiant of that date a Co. Clare carpenter is recorded as Donogh MacCogerane; fifteen years later we meet in the same source two other Claremen called O'Cogran. The prefix is now obsolete. Cuggerans are not at all numerous today: those extant are either resident in Clare or their forbears came from that county. They are mainly found in its western baronies; but the east Clare place-name Ballycuggeran indicates their original homeland, situated as it is near Killaloe, the seat of King Brian Boru, in whose employment the eponymous ancestor of the sept is said to have been. (It has been suggested that, since his position was a confidential one, the surname may be derived from the word cogar, the secondary meaning of which is confidant).

The equation of Cochrane as a synonym of Coggeran is untenable. Cochrane is a Scottish name very numerous in Ulster. Coughran appears to be a synonym of Cochrane not of Coggeran, since it is also an Ulster name.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Cogar (confident).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Irish) Grandson of Corcran (diminutive of Corcair, purple).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The family were resident in co. Renfrew for many centuries. See Peerage, Earl of Dundonald. The name is probably local, from a place in the district of Paisley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Renfrew.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cochrane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cochrane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cochrane occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cochrane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,351st most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,969 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Cochrane are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cochrane is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 62 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 11,680 people, or 1 in 31,032. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Cochrane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cochrane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cochrane last name expanded 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 444 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 828 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cochrane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cochrane last name is chiefly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cochrane surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.33% registered with the party.

The amount Cochrane earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.05% less than the national average, earning 255,943 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,367 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.58% more than the national average, earning R 357,828 per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $50,033 CAD per year.

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Cochrane Reference & Research

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Cochran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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