How common is the surname Cochran?

59,350 people in the United States had the surname Cochran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,202 Americans. It ranked 567th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cochran?

Eddie Cochran, American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960), followed by Jacqueline Cochran.

Where is the surname Cochran most common?

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

Is the surname Cochran getting more or less common?

More common. 58,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 59,350 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Cochran

A surname, carried by 59,350 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cochran is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Variant of Cochrane.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 59,350 people named Cochran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,202 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 58,233.

#567

rank among US surnames

59,350

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #514)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#558	Bautista	60,264	5,123
#559	Ali	60,002	5,146
#560	Shaffer	59,943	5,151
#561	Lamb	59,913	5,153
#562	Trevino	59,882	5,156
#563	McKenzie	59,595	5,181
#564	Hess	59,486	5,190

Who is named Cochran

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Cochran identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cochrans

20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1951
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, born 2000
Doris Mable Cochran
American herpetologist (1898-1968)
Marilyn Cochran
American alpine skier, born 1950
Hank Cochran
American country musician (1935-2010)

Notable Cochrans come mostly from the United States (19) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cochran

Cochran has the Soundex code C265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C265.

Questions

Where does the surname Cochran come from?: Variant of Cochrane.
How common is the surname Cochran?: 59,350 people in the United States had the surname Cochran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,202 Americans. It ranked 567th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cochran?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Cochran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cochran?: Eddie Cochran, American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960), followed by Jacqueline Cochran.
Where is the surname Cochran most common?: Wikidata records people named Cochran in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Cochran getting more or less common?: More common. 58,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 59,350 in 2010, up 1.9%.