Cochren Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

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

Cochren Surname Definition:

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.

Cochren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:850,84364,837
Canada391:944,75971,777
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Cochren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Cochren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cochren is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cochren? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 649,026th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Cochren live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 850,843. In The United States Cochren is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, Indiana, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States Cochren exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Panama, where 0 percent live.

Cochren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cochren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cochren last name grew 212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cochren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cochren surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cochren earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $37,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.44% more than the national average, earning $65,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cochraen931/
Cochreen930/
Cochrn927/
Cocren921/
Cochrin8629/
Cochrne861/
Cocrien860/
Cachren860/
Sochren860/
Cocrn830/
Chochrin801/
Cacren7710/
Cocrin771/
Cosren770/
Chochrina751/
Couscreen750/
Sochrin7124/
Kochrin711/
Cachrem710/
Sachren710/
Khochrin671/
Chuchrin671/
Coxrn671/
Kochring670/

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