Meaning of Last Name

Meaning: From Cochrane in Scotland, meaning "red brook" (residential); Anglicisation of corcair, meaning "crimson"

Origins: Western Scotland, Ulster

Cochran is a surname of Scottish origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/COCHRAN/1881census], its relative frequency was highest in Renfrewshire (34.3 times the British average), followed by Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Stirlingshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire and Forfarshire. The Cochrans are traditionally mainly a Western Lowlands family. The name Cochran may refer to: *Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928), US Congressman from Pennsylvania *Alexander Smith Cochran (1874-1929), carpets businessman and philanthropist *Anita Cochran, singer *Anne Cochran, singer *Barbara Cochran (born 1951), Olympic gold medal skier *Bert Cochran (1913-1984), Socialist Worker' s Party (USA) *Charles B. Cochran (1873-1951 ), stage actor and English theatrical manager *Dorcas Cochran (ca. 1903–1991), American lyricist and screenwriter *Eddie Cochran (1938-1960), musician, born as Edward Ray Cochrane, killed in an automobile crash *Gregory Cochran (born 1953), American professor at the University of Utah *Jacob Cochran (1782-1836) Early 19th century "spiritual wifery" cult leader in Saco, Maine *Jacqueline Cochran (1906–1980), American aviatrix *John Cochran (1909-1987), South African cricketer *John Cochran ( ? - ? ), 18th-century United States military physician *John Cochran (1813-98), US Union Army general, lawyer, and politician *Johnnie Cochran (1937-2005), American attorney-at-law *Joseph Cochran, American missionary in Iran *Julian Cochran (born 1974), Australian composer *Neil Cochran (born 1965), Scottish swimmer *Philip Cochran (1910–1979), U.S. Army Air Forces colonel and inspiration for characters in the comic strips, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon *Stephen Cochran (born 1979), American Country music singer and songwriter *Thomas C. Cochran (1877-1935), US Congressman from Pennsylvania *Thad Cochran (born 1937), US Senator from Mississippi *William Gemmell Cochran (1909-1980), statistician, the person Cochran test was named for