Cochrans Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cochrans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cochrans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Cochrans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cochrans is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cochrans? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cochrans is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Cochrans is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Cochrans reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Cochrans is mostly found in: Virginia, where 50 percent are found, Alabama, where 25 percent are found and Ohio, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The United States Cochrans is found in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

Cochrans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cochrans has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cochrans
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