Cochrane
English edit
Etymology edit
The surname has multiple origins:
- From the placename "Lowlands of Cochrane", in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
- An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain.
- An anglicization of Irish Ó Corcráin (“descendant of Corcrán”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cochrane
- A Scottish habitational surname.
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- A placename
Alternative forms edit
- (Scottish surnames): Cochran, Cockrum, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren, Colqueran, Cothran, Coughran, Cofran, Cohran
- (Irish surname): Corcoran, Corcorran, O'Corcoran, MacCorcoran