Cobain (surname)
Cobain is an Irish surname originating in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The family descend from French Huguenots who arrived in Ireland in 1640, originally carrying the name De Gobienne. The Cobain family mostly settled in Aughnacloy, Ballygawley and Skey in Carnteel, before spreading out to Carrickmore around 1800. They have spelled their name Cobane, Qubain, Cobaine, Cabane, Cabine, Qubein, Cobain, Qubean and Cabeans.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American rock musician, frontman of Nirvana.
- Frances Bean Cobain (born 1992), Cobain's daughter with his wife Courtney Love, his only child.
- Fred Cobain (born 1946), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.
- Garry Cobain (born 1967), English electronic musician.
- Ian Cobain (born 1960), British journalist.
- Fadelallah Cobain (born 1945) "Qubain" founder of multiple big companies in the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan
- David Cobain (born 1974), top salesman in electro automation.
Notable people with the nickname:
- Black Cobain (born 1986), stage name of American rapper Marcus Gloster.
See also
- Edward de Cobain, (1840–1908), Irish Conservative politician
- Cockbain
- Mazlum Kobane, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces
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