Cochrane
English
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒxɹən/
- (Alberta) IPA(key): /ˈkɒkɹən/
Proper noun
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
- A town in Alberta, Canada
- A town and river in Chile
- A town in Ontario, Canada
- A village in Wisconsin, United States
Alternative forms
- (Scottish surnames): Cochran, Cockrum, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren, Colqueran, Cothran, Coughran, Cofran
- (Irish surname): Corcoran, Corcorran, O'Corcoran, MacCorcoran
Derived terms
- Cochrane District
Anagrams
- charneco, encroach