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Cockburn ( / ˈkoʊbərn / KOH-bərn, Scots: [ˈkobʌɾn]) is a Scottish surname that originated in the Borders region of the Scottish Lowlands. In the United States most branches of the same family have adopted the simplified spelling ' Coburn '; other branches have altered the name slightly to ' Cogburn '. The French branch of the family uses ...
Cochran is a surname of Scottish (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. [ 2] At the time of the British census of 1881, [ 1] its relative ...
[5] [14] By way of comparison, the 2000 census found the most common surname in the United States – Smith – had fewer than 2.4 million occurrences and made up only 0.84% of the general population. The top 100 surnames accounted for only 16.4% of the US population, [3] and reaching 89.8% of the US population required more than 150,000 ...
Cochrane is a surname with multiple independent origins, two Scottish and one Irish. One of the Scottish names derives from a place in Scotland; the Irish surname and the other Scottish surname are both anglicisations of surnames from the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic respectively.
Smith (surname) A close-up of a blacksmith at work; Smith became a popular last name for those with this occupation. Smith is an occupational surname [ 3] originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, [ 1][ 4] the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, [ 5] and the fifth most common surname in the ...
In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróðgeirr. [3] The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar. Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name Roger that is closer to the name's origin is Rodger. [4]
Alun is an old masculine given name in the Welsh language; although it is not directly related to Alan (it is derived from Proto-Celtic *alouno- meaning either "nourishing" or "wandering" [ 26][ 27] ), today it is generally used as a variant form of the English name. An earlier bearer of this name is Alun of Dyfed, a character in the Mabinogion.
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef [ 1 ] ( יוֹסֵף ). "Joseph" is used, [ 2 ] along with " Josef ", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is " José ".