Cochrane

C3O1C3H4R1A1N1E1
UK/ˈkɒkɹən/Scotland/ˈkɒxɹən/Atlantic Canada, US/ˈkɑkɹən/Australia/ˈkɔkɹən/

proper noun

A Scottish habitational surname.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Cochran · alternative Cockrum · alternative Cocrane · alternative Cocran · alternative Cochren · alternative Cockram · alternative Cockran · alternative Cockren · alternative Colqueran · alternative Cothran · alternative Coughran · alternative Cofran · alternative Cohran · alternative Corcoran · alternative Corcorran · alternative O'Corcoran

  1. A Scottish habitational surname.
  2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  3. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  4. A placename:
    1. A town in Rocky View County, Calgary metropolitan region, Alberta, Canada.
    2. A town and river in Chile.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Corcráin“descendant of Corcrán”
  2. Scottish GaelicMaceachrain
  3. EnglishCochrane

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”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 科克倫 /科克伦
  • 科克倫 /科克伦 (Kēkèlún)surname
Irish Ó Corcráin, Ní Chorcráin
  • Ó Corcráinsurname
  • Ní Chorcráinsurname

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Cite this entry
APA

Cochrane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cochrane

MLA

“Cochrane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cochrane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cochrane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cochrane.

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