Cochran is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

(and most likely of Cumbric) origin. The earliest known appearance is in Dumbartonshire (14th cent). The definition is unclear, however, the name may be derived from the extinct Cumbric language, which is closely related to the Welsh language. At the time of the British census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Renfrewshire (34.3 times the British average), followed by Wigtownshire,

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire,

Buteshire The County of Bute ( gd, Siorrachd Bhòid), also known as Buteshire, is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. The county comprises a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, between the counties of Argyll and Ayrshire, the p ...

, Stirlingshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire and

Forfarshire Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agri ...

. The Cochrans are traditionally mainly a Western Lowlands family. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Gilmore Cochran Alexander Gilmore Cochran (March 20, 1846 – May 1, 1928) was an American attorney and one-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Cochran was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now part ...

(1846–1928), US Congressman from Pennsylvania * Alexander Smith Cochran (1874–1929), American businessman and philanthropist *

Anita Cochran Anita Renee Cockerham (born February 6, 1967), known professionally as Anita Cochran, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She has released two albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and one for Straybranch Records ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Anne Cochran Anne Cochran is a singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio. She is best known as the lead touring vocalist for pianist and songwriter Jim Brickman, with whom she shared the top 5 Adult Contemporary radio format hit single "After All These Years" ...

, American singer * Barbara Cochran (born 1951), American Olympic gold medal skier * Bert Cochran (1913–1984), American Communist politician and writer *

Beth Cochran Alice Beth Cochran (born June 11, 1964) is a Canadian-American educator, educational consultant, and former basketball player. She played for the Winnipeg Wesmen from 1982 to 1987 and served as team captain from 1985 to 1987. Cochran was selected ...

(born 1964), Canadian basketball player *

Charles B. Cochran Sir Charles Blake Cochran (25 September 1872 31 January 1951), generally known as C. B. Cochran, was an English theatrical manager and impresario. He produced some of the most successful musical revues, musicals and plays of the 1920s and 193 ...

(1872–1951), English stage actor and theatrical manager *

Dale M. Cochran Dale M. Cochran (November 20, 1928 – August 27, 2018) was an American politician from the state of Iowa. Career Cochran was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa in 1928. He attended Iowa State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree, and i ...

(1928–2018), American farmer and politician * Denny Cochran (1915–1992), American football player * Dorcas Cochran (c. 1903–1991), American lyricist and screenwriter * Doris Mable Cochran (1898–1968), American zoologist * Eddie Cochran (1938–1960), American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Gregory Cochran Gregory M. Cochran (born 1953) is an American anthropologist and author who argues that cultural innovation resulted in new and constantly shifting selection pressures for genetic change, thereby accelerating human evolution and divergence betwee ...

(born 1953), American professor at the University of Utah * Hank Cochran (1935–2010), American country music singer and songwriter *

Jacob Cochran Jacob Cochran (also ''Cochrane'', 1782–1836) was a non-denominational preacher born in Enfield, New Hampshire, United States who founded the ''Cochranites'' in Saco, Maine. Cochranite worship is said to have resembled Shakerism, but which also pr ...

(1782–1836), "spiritual wifery" cult leader in Saco, Maine * Jacqueline Cochran (1906–1980), American aviator *

John Cochran (disambiguation) John Cochran may refer to: * John Cochran (artist) (fl. 1821–1865), British portrait miniaturist and engraver * John Cochran (Australian politician) (1864–1926), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * John Cochran (cricketer) (190 ...

, multiple people * Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), American attorney *

Joseph Gallup Cochran Joseph Gallup Cochran (1817–1871), was an American Presbyterian missionary to Qajar Iran, as well as a minister, theologian, teacher, and translator of ancient Syriac texts. Early life and education Joseph Gallup Cochran was born 5 Februar ...

(1817–1871), American missionary and translator in Iran * Joseph Plumb Cochran (1855–1905), American missionary and doctor in Iran *

Julian Cochran 200px, Julian Cochran in 1998 Julian Cochran (born 1974) is an English-born Australian composer. Cochran's earlier works show stylistic influences from Impressionist music and his later works are more noticeably influenced by Classical music an ...

(born 1974), Australian composer * Leslie Cochran (1951–2012), American homeless man and activist * Neil Cochran (born 1965), Scottish swimmer * Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick (1926-1994), British Olympic sailor * Philip Cochran (1910–1979), U.S. Army Air Forces colonel and inspiration for characters in the comic strips, '' Terry and the Pirates'' and ''

Steve Canyon ''Steve Canyon'' is an American adventure comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff. Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, '' Terry and the Pirates'', ''Steve Canyon'' ran from January 13, 1947, until June 4, 1988. It ...

'' * Ron Cochran (1912–1994), American television news journalist * Robert Cochran (disambiguation), several people * Russ Cochran (born 1958), American golfer * Samuel Cochran (1871–1952), American medical missionary *

Stephen Cochran Stephen Cochran (born September 17, 1979) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2009 Stephen was named as a spokesman for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research and Development. The VA and Cochran collab ...

(born 1979), American country music singer and songwriter * Thomas C. Cochran (1877–1935), US Congressman from Pennsylvania * Thad Cochran (1937–2019), American politician * Wayne Cochran (1939–2017), American singer * William Gemmell Cochran (1909–1980), British statistician working in the United States, the person Cochran's theorem, Cochran's C test, Cochran's Q test and Cochran’s sample size formula were named for * William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick (1896-1933), Scottish flying ace * Zefram Cochrane (born 2030) a fictional character in Star Trek, the first human to create successful faster-than-light travel.

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