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cochran Name Meaning and History

Scottish: habitational name from lands in the parish of Paisley, near Glasgow. The place name is of uncertain derivation, perhaps from Welsh coch ‘red’, although this etymology is not supported by the early spelling Coueran.

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The cochran name in History

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Distribution of cochran Families in the US in 1920
Number of cochran families
 324-646
 109-323		 1-108
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Cochran and Malone Ancestors Glenn Fields 6
Looking for my grandfather's roots kathysoldhouse 0
hopeing to find any info.. Sherry Sellars- Vreeland 11
Samuel Cochran died 1797, CT > NY anonymous contribution 4
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Elgin Cochran, Marion Co AL mekristi 6
Looking For Friends of Charlotte Marie Cochran HCDougherty 0
looking for Jno/john cochran cherokee Renee Perkins 8
James & Fidelia (Henry) Cochrane of Dodge Co., WI - 1850 jimmynj 0
Scott Cochran (recent inquiry) RichardCochrane71 1
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