For the history of the surname, see Cochrane.
Cochran is a surname of Scottish origin. 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, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Stirlingshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire and Forfarshire. The Cochrans are traditionally mainly a Western Lowlands family. The name Cochran may refer to:
Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846–1928), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
Alexander Smith Cochran (1874–1929), carpets businessman and philanthropist
Anita Cochran, singer
Anne Cochran, singer
Barbara Cochran (born 1951), Olympic gold medal skier
Bert Cochran (1913–1984), Socialist Worker's Party (USA)
Charles B. Cochran (1873–1951 ), stage actor and English theatrical manager
Dorcas Cochran (ca. 1903–1991), American lyricist and screenwriter
Eddie Cochran (1938–1960), musician, born as Edward Ray Cochrane, killed in an automobile crash
Gregory Cochran (born 1953), American professor at the University of Utah
Hank Cochran (1935–2010), American country music singer and songwriter
Jacob Cochran (1782–1836) Early 19th century "spiritual wifery" cult leader in Saco, Maine
Jacqueline Cochran (1906–1980), American aviator
John Cochran (disambiguation), multiple people
Joseph Cochran, American missionary in Iran
Julian Cochran (born 1974), Australian composer
Leslie Cochran (1951–2012), American homeless man and activist
Neil Cochran (born 1965), Scottish swimmer
Patrick Cochran (born 1989) American philosopher
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
Ron Cochran (1912-1994), American television news journalist
Robert Cochran, American television producer, co-creator of the series 24
Russ Cochran (born 1958), American golfer
Stephen Cochran (born 1979), American country music singer and songwriter
Thomas C. Cochran (1877–1935), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
Thad Cochran (born 1937), US Senator from Mississippi
William Gemmell Cochran (1909–1980), statistician, the person Cochran's theorem, Cochran's C test and Cochran's Q test were named for
Jordan Cochran (born 1980), U.S. Marine Corps Captain
