Find out how popular the last name Cohron is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cohron.

Cohron, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cohron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cohron in America

Cohron is the 47878th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cohron surname appeared 442 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cohron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cohron to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cohron

The surname COHRON is believed to have originated in the British Isles, particularly in England and Scotland, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word "cot," which referred to a small dwelling or hut, combined with the Old Norse word "hrun," meaning a rocky hill or outcrop.

This name likely emerged as a toponymic surname, referring to someone who lived in a cottage located near a rocky hill or outcrop. The earliest known record of the name can be traced back to the 13th century, with a variation spelled as "Cotheroun" appearing in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1273.

In the 14th century, the name was documented in various historical records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where it appeared as "Cotheryn." The Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1279 also mention a John Cothrun, indicating the presence of the name in that region.

One of the earliest known bearers of the COHRON surname was William Cotheroun, a landowner in Northumberland, England, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of 1296. Another notable individual was Sir John Cothron, a knight who fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 during the Hundred Years' War.

During the 16th century, the name was often spelled as "Cothron" or "Cotheron," as seen in the parish records of Stratford-upon-Avon, where a William Cothron was baptized in 1542. In Scotland, the name was sometimes rendered as "Cochran" or "Cochrane," as evidenced by the existence of the Cochrane family, a prominent noble clan with roots in Renfrewshire.

Notable bearers of the COHRON surname throughout history include:

1. Sir Robert Cochran (c. 1455-1482), a Scottish courtier and favorite of King James III of Scotland.
2. John Cochran (1661-1707), a Scottish philosopher and theologian known for his work "De Formali & Seminali Foederum Operatione" (On the Formal and Seminal Operation of the Covenants).
3. Sir William Cochrane (1605-1679), a Scottish politician and landowner who served as Lord Privy Seal of Scotland.
4. Sir Thomas Cochrane (1789-1872), a British naval officer and radical politician who played a significant role in the Chilean Navy during the Chilean War of Independence.
5. Edward Cochrane (1834-1904), an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cohron

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cohron.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cohron was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cohron has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cohron was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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