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    The surname Cochrane

    A patronymic surname, carried by 8,355 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɑkɹən/ 2 syllables Soundex C265

    Cochrane: #4,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cochrane #4,246, 8,355 people Cochrane: #4,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cochrane #4,246, 8,355 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cochrane is more common than 97.4% of them.

    Origin

    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”).

    Cochrane is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,355 people named Cochrane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,953 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,228.

    #4,246
    rank among US surnames
    8,355
    people in 2010
    2.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,961)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,241Nemeth8,36236,922
    #4,242Wingate8,35936,936
    #4,245Hennessey8,35736,945
    #4,246Cochrane8,35536,953

    Who is named Cochrane

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

    86% of people named Cochrane identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Cochranes

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Josephine Cochrane
      American inventor (1839–1913)
    • Rory Cochrane
      American actor, born 1972
    • Annalisa Cochrane
      American actress (born 1996)
    • Archie Cochrane
      British doctor (1909–1988)
    • Mickey Cochrane
      American baseball player, 1903–1962
    • Harry Cochrane
      Association football player, born 2001

    Notable Cochranes come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Cochrane

    Cochrane 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 Cochrane come from?
    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”).
    How common is the surname Cochrane?
    8,355 people in the United States had the surname Cochrane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,953 Americans. It ranked 4,246th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cochrane?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Cochrane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cochrane?
    Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (1839–1913), followed by Rory Cochrane.
    Where is the surname Cochrane most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cochrane in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Cochrane?
    Cochrane is /ˈkɑkɹən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Cochrane?
    Cochrane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Cochrane getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,355 in 2010, up 1.5%.
    What are other spellings of Cochrane?
    Cochran, Cockrum, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren and Cockram.