# Cochran (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cochran/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Scottish surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 59,350 |
| US rank (2010) | 567 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,202 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (58,233 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Cochrane.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cochran in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cochran in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Cochran

- Eddie Cochran, American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960)
- Jacqueline Cochran, American aviator and businesswoman (1906–1980)
- Roy Cochran, American sprinter and hurdler (1919-1981)
- Barbara Cochran, American alpine skier
- Steve Cochran, American actor (1917–1965)
- Commodore Cochran, athletics competitor (1902–1969)
- William Gemmell Cochran, British / American statistician (1909–1980)
- Johnnie Cochran, American attorney (1937–2005)
- Robert Cochran, American television producer
- Doris Mable Cochran, American herpetologist (1898-1968)
- Marilyn Cochran, American alpine skier
- Hank Cochran, American country musician (1935-2010)

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Cochrane, Cockerham, Cockrum.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.