Cochran is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cochran
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The family were resident in county of Renfrew for many centuries. The name is probably local, from a place in the district of Paisley.

Variation of the Cochrane. The family were resident in county of Renfrew for many centuries. The name is probably local, from a place in the district of Paisley.

Cock-nose, turned-up nose.

The family name Cochran is the variation of the Cochrane. Grandson of Corcran which is dimiutive of Corcair, purple.

Grandson of little Cogar meaning "confident".

The family name is the variant form of Cockram. Cockerham, a parish in Lancashire.

How popular is Cochran?

Cochran is common in United States, Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Wales, Thailand.

Cochran is ranked 6670 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cochran bearers increased by 1.92 per cent in 2010 US census to 59350 since 2000, the surname slipped by 53 spots and ranked at 567. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.29 87.03
Black 9.05 8.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.42
Others 1.67 1.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.24 1.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.36
Cochran is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 84706 people have been found who wears Cochran as their family name. Cochran is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cochran:
502 United States80,706
Countries with hundreds of Cochran:
4,178 Australia859
5,549 Canada818
8,270 England770
1,752 Scotland395
3,637 New Zealand218
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
32,108 South Africa155
2,887 Wales110
108,371 Thailand110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,990 Mexico85
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,432 Dominican Republic39
137,699 Germany28
157,830 Philippines25
931 United States Virgin Islands18
6,545 Northern Ireland17
12,021 Ireland14
67,428 Spain14
295,035 Brazil13
269,324 France12
32,022 Denmark11
64,097 Austria11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,904 Puerto Rico10
7,581 Jamaica10
2,922 Iceland9
103,447 Belgium6
75,466 Israel6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman James Cochran from Great Britain aboard the Garrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 26 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. 22 years old Michael Cochran, 21 years old Michael Cochran, 22 years old Johannah Cochran, Catharine Cochran, aged 18, Workman James Cochran, Patrick Cochran, aged 16, Workman Michael Cochran, Blacksmith Robert Cochran, and 100 other Cochran around 54.9% of whom were workman while others worked as mechanic and farmer, servant, clerk migrated to US.

From Germany

C. Cochran was 50 years old when she migrated to United States on October 3, 1870. She lived in Germany and took City Of Paris from Liverpool.

Cochran Namesakes

  • Commodore Cochran, American athlete
  • H. G. Cochran, Henry Grady Cochran, Jr
  • Leslie Cochran, American homeless man, peace activist
  • Bert Cochran, American Communist politician and author
  • Joseph Cochran, American Presbyterian missionary
  • Jerome Cochran, Tennessee lawyer and Republican politician
  • Julian Cochran, English-born Australian composer
  • Welker Cochran, American professional carom billiards player
  • Ron Cochran, television news journalist for ABC and CBS
  • Jacob Cochran, non-denominational preacher
  • Charles B. Cochran, English theatrical manager and impresario
  • George M. Cochran, Virginia lawyer
  • Charles F. Cochran, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • John J. Cochran, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • Dorcas Cochran, American lyricist and screenwriter
  • Gregory Cochran, American anthropologist and author
  • William Gemmell Cochran, prominent statistician
  • Eddie Cochran, American musician
  • Thad Cochran, American politician and attorney
  • Jacqueline Cochran, American
  • Johnnie Cochran, Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr
  • Roy Cochran, American sprinter and hurdler
  • Hank Cochran, American country music singer and songwriter
  • Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor
  • John P. Cochran, American farmer and politician
  • Robert Leroy Cochran, Nebraska Democratic politician and the 24th Governor of Nebraska
  • Barbara Cochran, former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist
  • June Cochran, American model and beauty queen
  • Dean Cochran, American film actor
  • Shannon Cochran, American actress
  • Thomas Cunningham Cochran, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Russ Cochran, American professional golfer
  • Dick Cochran, retired American track athlete
  • Alexander Gilmore Cochran, American attorney and one-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Donnie Cochran, first African-American aviator selected to the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
  • Wayne Cochran, American soul singer
  • Tammy Cochran, American country music artist
  • Earl Cochran, former American football defensive end
  • Philip Cochran, officer
  • Anita Cochran, American country music singer, songwriter
  • Neil Cochran, Scottish former competitive swimmer
  • Bobby Cochran, American guitarist, singer, author, engineer

Cochran Namesakes

  • Commodore Cochran, American athlete
  • H. G. Cochran, Henry Grady Cochran, Jr
  • Leslie Cochran, American homeless man, peace activist
  • Bert Cochran, American Communist politician and author
  • Joseph Cochran, American Presbyterian missionary
  • Jerome Cochran, Tennessee lawyer and Republican politician
  • Julian Cochran, English-born Australian composer
  • Welker Cochran, American professional carom billiards player
  • Ron Cochran, television news journalist for ABC and CBS
  • Jacob Cochran, non-denominational preacher
  • Charles B. Cochran, English theatrical manager and impresario
  • George M. Cochran, Virginia lawyer
  • Charles F. Cochran, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • John J. Cochran, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • Dorcas Cochran, American lyricist and screenwriter
  • Gregory Cochran, American anthropologist and author
  • William Gemmell Cochran, prominent statistician
  • Eddie Cochran, American musician
  • Thad Cochran, American politician and attorney
  • Jacqueline Cochran, American
  • Johnnie Cochran, Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr
  • Roy Cochran, American sprinter and hurdler
  • Hank Cochran, American country music singer and songwriter
  • Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor
  • John P. Cochran, American farmer and politician
  • Robert Leroy Cochran, Nebraska Democratic politician and the 24th Governor of Nebraska
  • Barbara Cochran, former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist
  • June Cochran, American model and beauty queen
  • Dean Cochran, American film actor
  • Shannon Cochran, American actress
  • Thomas Cunningham Cochran, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Russ Cochran, American professional golfer
  • Dick Cochran, retired American track athlete
  • Alexander Gilmore Cochran, American attorney and one-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Donnie Cochran, first African-American aviator selected to the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
  • Wayne Cochran, American soul singer
  • Tammy Cochran, American country music artist
  • Earl Cochran, former American football defensive end
  • Philip Cochran, officer
  • Anita Cochran, American country music singer, songwriter
  • Neil Cochran, Scottish former competitive swimmer
  • Bobby Cochran, American guitarist, singer, author, engineer

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