What does Corcoran mean?

Corcoran as a boys' name is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Corcoran is "ruddy". William Corcoran was a 19th-century financier who founded a significant art gallery in Washington, D.C.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Cor-, -ran

ASSOCIATED WITH irish, ruddy (red), 19th century

Variations

VARIANTS Cochran, Cork, Korcoran

How popular is Corcoran?

Corcoran is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#1905 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Bertran, Cadogan, Cardon, Carman, Carnahan, Carolan, Carollan, Caron, Carsan, Christan, Ciaran, Claran, Colan, Colburn, Colhoun, Colman, Colson▲, Colton▲, Coltrane, Conan, Concord, Conlon, Conor▲, Conrad, Corben, Corbyn, Cordas, Cordero, Coren, Coreonte, Cormac, Corrado, Corridon, Corrie, Corrin, Corry, Cortland, Corvin, Corwan, Corwinn (see Corwin), Corwyn, Corwynn, Coryden, Cotton, Coyan, Cronan, Curran, Cyran, Deloran, Doogan, Doran, Dorian▲, Dorran, Farran, Ferran, Garran, Goran, Gorman, Jordaan, Jordan▼, Jorgan, Kernohan, Loran, Lorcan, Louccan, Maccowan (see Macgowan), Morrgan, Norman▼, Orran, Soloman, Tarran, Terran, Torean, Torran and Torrian. These names tend to be more frequently used than Corcoran.