Etymology

Cochrane

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Today it means: A Scottish habitational surname. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain ← Irish Ó Corcráin
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Corcráin“descendant of Corcrán”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMaceachrain
  3. English todayCochrane

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”).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Corcráin all →

Corcoran

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