Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Cochrane
“descendant of Corcrán”
Cochrane is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cochrane goes back to Irish Ó Corcráin, meaning “descendant of Corcrán.”
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Where it comes from
Cochrane comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
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How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain, from Irish Ó Corcráin (“descendant of Corcrán”).
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Cochrane’s family of names
In English usage, Cochrane as a surname has a related form in Cochran. In English usage, Cochrane as a surname has a related form in COCKRUM. In English usage, Cochrane as a surname has a related form in COHRAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Cohranvariant · English
- Coughranvariant · English
- Cockrumvariant · English
- Cothranvariant · English
- Corcoranvariant · English
- Cochranvariant · English
- Corcorranvariant
- Cofranvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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