The O'Corcoran Family Name

Many O'Corcoran families will find their roots under Corcoran, the form most records use. With its O' prefix, O'Corcoran keeps Corcoran intact and marks descent in the older style. In origin, the name means “Descendant of Corcrán ("purple" or "ruddy")”. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

You may also find the name written Corcorane and Cochrane.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Corcoran surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the O'Corcoran family name pack.