McGowan
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gobhainn and Irish Mac Gabhainn (“son of the smith”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).
Proper noun[edit]
McGowan (plural McGowans)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGowan is the 1046th 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGowan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.