Cochrane (clan)
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Cochrane (clan) is a Scottish clan of Lowland origin historically associated with Renfrewshire and bearing the surname Cochrane.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cochrane (clan) canonical | 1 |
| Cochrane clan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9486400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cochrane (clan) Context triple: [Cochran, hasEtymologicalRelation, Cochrane (clan)]
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A.
Clanranald
Clanranald is a prominent branch of the Scottish Clan Donald, historically influential in the western Highlands and the Hebridean region.
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B.
Clan Burnett
Clan Burnett is a Scottish Highland clan historically based in Aberdeenshire, known for its ancestral seat at Crathes Castle and its long-standing role in northeast Scotland’s history.
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C.
Clan Chattan
Clan Chattan is a historic confederation of Scottish Highland clans, centered in the central Highlands and often associated with Clan Mackintosh, known for its significant role in medieval and early modern Highland history.
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D.
Clan Sinclair
Clan Sinclair is a historic Scottish Highland clan of Norse-Norman origin, traditionally associated with Caithness and the Earldom of Orkney.
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E.
Heron clan
The Heron clan is one of the traditional matrilineal clans of the Cayuga people, serving as a key social and kinship group within their Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) cultural system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cochrane (clan) Target entity description: Cochrane (clan) is a Scottish clan of Lowland origin historically associated with Renfrewshire and bearing the surname Cochrane.
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A.
Clanranald
Clanranald is a prominent branch of the Scottish Clan Donald, historically influential in the western Highlands and the Hebridean region.
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B.
Clan Burnett
Clan Burnett is a Scottish Highland clan historically based in Aberdeenshire, known for its ancestral seat at Crathes Castle and its long-standing role in northeast Scotland’s history.
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C.
Clan Chattan
Clan Chattan is a historic confederation of Scottish Highland clans, centered in the central Highlands and often associated with Clan Mackintosh, known for its significant role in medieval and early modern Highland history.
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D.
Clan Sinclair
Clan Sinclair is a historic Scottish Highland clan of Norse-Norman origin, traditionally associated with Caithness and the Earldom of Orkney.
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E.
Heron clan
The Heron clan is one of the traditional matrilineal clans of the Cayuga people, serving as a key social and kinship group within their Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) cultural system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish clan ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | Renfrewshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSurname | Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Paisley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Lowland Scottish clan ⓘ |
| clanSystem | Scottish clan system ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Court of the Lord Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Clan Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Cochrane of Dundonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cochrane of Kilmaronock NERFINISHED ⓘ Cochrane of Ochiltree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChiefTitle | Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanBadge | Cochrane crest badge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanChiefResidence | Dundonald Castle (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanChiefSurname | Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanSociety | Clan Cochrane Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Arms of the Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTerritory |
Barony of Cochrane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Virtute et labore ⓘ |
| hasOfficialRecognition | recognized by the Lord Lyon King of Arms ⓘ |
| hasPlantBadge | oak ⓘ |
| hasSurnameVariant |
Cochran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Cochren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTartan | Cochrane tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWarCry | Cochrane Riall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAllegiance | Royalist ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfEmergence | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Renfrewshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | armigerous clan until recognition of chief ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nobilityAssociation | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamilyMember |
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfName | territorial name from lands of Cochrane in Renfrewshire ⓘ |
| region | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClassOrigin | Lowland gentry ⓘ |
| surnameType | toponymic surname ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| traditionalSeatRegion | Renfrewshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cochrane (clan) Description of subject: Cochrane (clan) is a Scottish clan of Lowland origin historically associated with Renfrewshire and bearing the surname Cochrane.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cochrane clan