Gowan
See also: gowan
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortened form of McGowan.
Proper noun edit
Gowan (plural Gowans)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gowan is the 10829th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2941 individuals. Gowan is most common among White (90.68%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gowan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 71.