Cochrane
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒxɹən/
- (Alberta) IPA(key): /ˈkɒkɹən/
Proper noun
Cochrane
- 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 town in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.
- A town and river in Chile.
- A village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
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