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Cochran Family History
Cochran Genealogy & Family TreeCochran is a Scottish name from Renfrewshire, Scotland, where one of the earliest known ancestors William de Coughran was recorded in 1296. It comes from the Welsh word coch which means "red." It also refers to those from the Lowlands of Cochran. The family motto is Virtute et labore which means "By valor and exertion."
Other spellings include "Cochrane," "Cocrane," "Cocran," "Cochren," "Cockren," and "Cockran." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete Barbara Cochran (skiing), American actress Shannon Cochran (The Ring, Star Trek: Nemesis, Witness Protection), and American actor Rory Cochrane (Argo, Dazed and Confused, Oculus). The first Cochran to come to America was John Cochran in New England in 1717.
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Cochran Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Parks Cochran -- --, 1906 June 27, 1969 Pennsylvania
- Lydia Cochran -- --, 1841 August 15, 1922 New Brunswick
- Harry Lee Cochran -- --, 1898 May 0, 1974 Kansas
- Paul James Cochran -- --, 1897 January 19, 1929 Indiana
- Maude Neil Cochran -- --, 1906 September 17, 1979 Ohio
Cochran Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Margaret Ann Cochran -- --, 1808 August 20, 1859 New Hampshire
- Thomas Cochran -- --, 1793 December 0, 1863 Pennsylvania
- James Majoric Cochran -- --, 1903 July 19, 1977
- Early Cochran -- --, 1871 July 27, 1892 Virginia
- Jeanette Cochran -- --, 1814 December 0, 1845 New Hampshire
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