Origins of the Cochrane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 177North West 44Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 47East Midlands 24West Midlands 45East 57London 419South East 135South West 42South Wales 30Mid Wales 5West Wales 1North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cochranes lived in london

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    17,000 Cochrane Travel & migration records
    33,000 Cochranes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cochrane

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    What are the most common Cochrane first names?

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    Common jobs for Cochranes

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Cochranes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    187

    Housekeeper

    149

    Domestic Servant

    96

    Annuitant

    86

    House Keeper

    78

    Commmon male occupations for Cochranes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    237

    General Labourer

    116

    Joiner

    110

    Tailor

    107

    Farmer

    94

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