MacDowell - name meaning and origin

The boy's name MacDowell \m(a)-cdowe-ll, mac-do-well\ is a variant of Macdougal (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of MacDowell is "son of Dougal".

The baby name MacDowell sounds like McDowell and Migdoll. Other similar baby names are MacDougal and Maxwell.

MacDowell is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name MacDowell. Compare MacDowell with related baby names.