Cochrane is a surname with multiple independent origins, two Scottish and one Irish. One of the Scottish names derives from a place in Scotland; the Irish surname and the other Scottish surname are both anglicisations of surnames from the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic respectively.
The name Cochrane originates from a habitational name derived from the "Lowlands of Cochrane", near Paisley in Renfrewshire. The derivation of the place name is uncertain. One possibility is that it is derived from the Welshcoch meaning "red"; however this theory is not supported by the early spelling of the name Coueran.[2] It is also possible the name is derived from the Welsh word "cywrain", which means "skilled". Early recorded bearers of the surname are Waldeve de Coueran in 1262; William de Coughran in 1296; and Robert de Cochrane in about 1360.[3]
In Scotland during the 18th century, the surname was used as a Lowland adaptation of the Scottish GaelicMacEachrain.[4]
In Ireland the surname was adopted as an Anglicisation of the surnames Ó Cogaráin and Mac Cogaráin, meaning respectively the descendant or the son of Cogarán (probably a diminutive of cogar "confidant").[5]
Demographicsedit
The surname is especially concentrated in England in the counties of Durham in the North of England and Kent in the south. In Scotland, Cochrane is found in high frequency in the counties of South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and in Renfrewshire. The surname is the 224th most common surname in Scotland, 957th most common in England and ranked in the top 100 surnames of a number of former British colonies.[1] There are a number of spelling variations including Cochran, Cockren, and Coughran.
Together Scotland and England have the highest percentage of the Cochrane surname anywhere in the world. In Ireland, the surname Cochrane is especially concentrated in the northern province of Ulster where it was introduced by Protestant Scots settlers during the Plantation period of the 17th century. It was also adopted as an anglicisation by some Corcoran families.[6]
In Northern Ireland, the surname Cochrane is concentrated in the counties of Antrim, Londonderry, Down and Tyrone. James Cochrane, an Ulsterman, was a 19th-century entrepreneur who helped the Irish whiskey Bushmills and the Old Bushmills Distillery gain worldwide popularity.
In the United States, Cochranes arrived amongst the Ulster-Scots immigrants to the British North American colonies of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.[7][8] Many Cochranes lived in Winedham New Hampshire. They eventually moved to Boston, and now some of them live in Reston, Virginia. Some of the earliest Cochranes in the United States came from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the early 18th century after obtaining a land grant from the Governor of Massachusetts. Later Cochranes would arrive from Scotland and England.
Mottoedit
Virtute et labore, a Latin phrase meaning "by valour and exertion".[9]
Peopleedit
Alasdair Cochrane (born 1978), British political theorist and ethicist
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April 12, 2024
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Cochrane is a surname with multiple independent origins two Scottish and one Irish One of the Scottish names derives from a place in Scotland the Irish surname and the other Scottish surname are both anglicisations of surnames from the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic respectively CochranePronunciation ˈ k ɒ x r en ˈ k ɒ k r en KOK H renLanguage s Irish Scottish GaelicOriginRegion of originWestern Scotland IrelandOther namesVariant form s Cochran Cocrane Cocran Cochren Cockram Cockran Cockren Cochern Colqueran Coughran CofranFrequency Comparisons 1 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Motto 4 People 5 Fictional Characters 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe name Cochrane originates from a habitational name derived from the Lowlands of Cochrane near Paisley in Renfrewshire The derivation of the place name is uncertain One possibility is that it is derived from the Welsh coch meaning red however this theory is not supported by the early spelling of the name Coueran 2 It is also possible the name is derived from the Welsh word cywrain which means skilled Early recorded bearers of the surname are Waldeve de Coueran in 1262 William de Coughran in 1296 and Robert de Cochrane in about 1360 3 In Scotland during the 18th century the surname was used as a Lowland adaptation of the Scottish Gaelic MacEachrain 4 In Ireland the surname was adopted as an Anglicisation of the surnames o Cogarain and Mac Cogarain meaning respectively the descendant or the son of Cogaran probably a diminutive of cogar confidant 5 Demographics editThe surname is especially concentrated in England in the counties of Durham in the North of England and Kent in the south In Scotland Cochrane is found in high frequency in the counties of South Lanarkshire West Lothian and in Renfrewshire The surname is the 224th most common surname in Scotland 957th most common in England and ranked in the top 100 surnames of a number of former British colonies 1 There are a number of spelling variations including Cochran Cockren and Coughran Together Scotland and England have the highest percentage of the Cochrane surname anywhere in the world In Ireland the surname Cochrane is especially concentrated in the northern province of Ulster where it was introduced by Protestant Scots settlers during the Plantation period of the 17th century It was also adopted as an anglicisation by some Corcoran families 6 In Northern Ireland the surname Cochrane is concentrated in the counties of Antrim Londonderry Down and Tyrone James Cochrane an Ulsterman was a 19th century entrepreneur who helped the Irish whiskey Bushmills and the Old Bushmills Distillery gain worldwide popularity In the United States Cochranes arrived amongst the Ulster Scots immigrants to the British North American colonies of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania 7 8 Many Cochranes lived in Winedham New Hampshire They eventually moved to Boston and now some of them live in Reston Virginia Some of the earliest Cochranes in the United States came from County Antrim Northern Ireland in the early 18th century after obtaining a land grant from the Governor of Massachusetts Later Cochranes would arrive from Scotland and England Motto editVirtute et labore a Latin phrase meaning by valour and exertion 9 People editAlasdair Cochrane born 1978 British political theorist and ethicist Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane British 18th 19th century seaman Alexander Baillie Cochrane British Conservative Party UK politician Alun Cochrane Scottish comedian Annalisa Cochrane born 1996 American actress Archibald Cochrane 9th Earl of Dundonald Scottish nobleman and inventor Archibald Cochrane Rear admiral in the Royal Navy Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane Unionist Conservative and British Governor of Burma Archie Cochrane British physician and researcher after whom the Cochrane Collaboration is named Arthur Cochrane officer of arms 1872 1954 officer of arms at the College of Arms in London Arthur Cochrane Royal Navy officer 1824 1905 Arthur Ormiston Cochrane 1879 1926 Canadian politician Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane 1858 1943 US Representative from New York nephew of Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick Basil Cochrane 1753 1826 Scottish civil servant businessman and inventor Blake Cochrane born 1991 Australian Paralympic swimmer Caroline Cochrane Premier of Northwest Territories Canada Charles Norris Cochrane 1889 1945 Canadian historian and philosopher Dennis Cochrane Canadian politician and civil servant Sir Desmond Cochrane 1918 79 Donald Cochrane politician 1904 1985 Australian politician Donald Cochrane economist 1917 1983 Australian econometrician Donald Alexander Cochrane Canadian composer Douglas Cochrane 12th Earl of Dundonald Scottish representative peer and a British Army general Edward Cochrane 1834 1907 Canadian politician Edward L Cochrane 1892 1959 US Navy officer and naval architect Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Nellie Bly 1864 1922 American journalist writer and inventor Ethel Cochrane Canadian Progressive Conservative senator Francis Cochrane Canadian Unionist Conservative politician nbsp Thomas Hesketh Douglas Blair Cochrane 13th Earl of DundonaldGordon Cochrane 1916 1994 RNZAF pilot during WWII Harry Cochrane Scottish football player Henry Clay Cochrane US Marine Corps Lieutenant Hugh Stewart Cochrane 86th Royal County Down Regiment of Foot 1858 Recipient of Victoria Cross after Battle of Jhansi during the Indian Mutiny Ian Cochrane British novelist Jack Cochrane American football born 1999 American football player J Harwood Cochrane Virginia businessman and philanthropist John Cochrane several people John Cochrane chess player 1798 1878 Scottish chess player John Cochrane politician 1813 1898 Congressman Civil War Union general and New York State Attorney General 1864 1865 John Dundas Cochrane 1793 1825 British explorer and cousin of Admiral Thomas Cochrane 10th Earl of Dundonald John H Cochrane 1957 Economist John M Cochrane 1859 1904 justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court Josephine Cochrane American inventor Justin Cochrane British football player Kira Cochrane British journalist Matthew Henry Cochrane Canadian industrialist livestock breeder and politician Michael Cochrane British actor Michael Cochrane jazz pianist Mickey Cochrane Hall of Fame baseball player Mike Cochrane New Zealand hurdler Nathaniel Day Cochrane British naval officer Neil Cochrane football player Pauline Atherton Cochrane born 1929 American librarian Ralph Cochrane British RAF Air Chief Marshal WW2 Robert Cochrane architect to the court of King James III of Scotland Robert Cochrane wiccan Rory Cochrane American actor Ryan Cochrane American soccer player Ryan Cochrane Canadian swimmer Terry Cochrane Northern Irish footballer Terry Cochrane Canadian football player Thomas Cochrane 10th Earl of Dundonald 19th century Royal Navy Admiral and British Whig Party politician Thomas Cochrane 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults Scottish Conservative Unionist British Army general Thomas John Cochrane 19th century Governor of Newfoundland Tom Cochrane Canadian musician Vincent Cochrane 1916 1987 American mycologist William Cochrane Scottish MP in the British Parliament William Cochrane 1st Earl of Dundonald William Arthur Cochrane Canadian physician paediatrician academic and medical executive William Cochran physicist Scottish physicistFictional Characters editZefram Cochrane inventor of the warp drive in the Star Trek universe Col Cochrane character in Child s Play 3See also editCochrane baronets 1903 Cochran CorcoranReferences edit a b Cochrane Surname at Forebears Cochrane Name Meaning and History Ancestry com Retrieved 15 February 2009 Reaney Percy Hilde Wilson Richard Middlewood 1991 A Dictionary of English Surnames 3rd ed London Routledge p 695 ISBN 0 203 99355 1 Reaney Percy Hilde Wilson Richard Middlewood 1991 A Dictionary of English Surnames 3rd ed London Routledge p xlix ISBN 0 203 99355 1 Sloinne www sloinne ie Archived from the original on 26 June 2019 Retrieved 26 June 2019 Neafsey Edward 2002 The Surnames of Ireland Origins and Numbers of Selected Irish Surnames Irish Root Cafe p 36 ISBN 0 940134 97 7 Wallace Ralph Stuart 1984 The Scotch Irish of Provincial New Hampshire PhD dissertation University of New Hampshire Scotch Irish pioneers in Ulster and America Boston Bacon and Brown 1910 Cochrane Tartan Shop External links editOfficial Clan Cochrane Home Page nbsp This page lists people with the surname Cochrane If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cochrane surname amp oldid 1214901004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
