Cochran

Cochran
Family name
Pronunciation	/ˈkɒkrən/ kok-ruhn
Meaning	From Cochrane in Scotland, has two known meanings being either "red brook" or Battle Cry(residential); Anglicisation of corcair, meaning "crimson"
Region of origin	Western Scotland, Ulster
Language(s) of origin	Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic
Related names	Cochrane, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren, Cochern, Colqueran, Coughran, Cofran, Coffran
Clan affiliations	Clan Cochrane
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For the history of the surname, see Cochrane.

Cochran is a surname of Scottish origin. At the time of the British census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Renfrewshire (34.3 times the British average), followed by Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Stirlingshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire and Forfarshire. The Cochrans are traditionally mainly a Western Lowlands family. The name Cochran may refer to: