McGowan

English

Alternative forms

• McGavin, McGowen, McGowin
• MacGowan, Macgowan

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gobhainn and Irish Mac Gabhann (literally “son of the smith”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).

Proper noun

McGowan (plural McGowans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGowan is the 1046^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33340 individuals. McGowan is most common among White (75.15%) and Black/African American (19.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGowan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.