Cochrane (surname)

Cochrane
Pronunciation/ˈkɒxrən, ˈkɒkrən/ KOK(H)-rən
LanguageIrish, Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Region of originWestern Scotland, Ireland
Other names
Variant formsCochran, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren, Cochern, Colqueran, Coughran, Cofran
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Cochrane is a surname with multiple independent origins, two Scottish and one Irish. One of the Scottish names derives from a place in Scotland; the Irish surname and the other Scottish surname are both anglicisations of surnames from the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic respectively.