Cochrane.
A Scottish habitational surname.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish habitational surname.
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A placename: A town in Rocky View County, Calgary metropolitan region, Alberta, Canada.
A placename: A town in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A town and river in Chile.
A placename: A village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where this word comes 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”).
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