McDowell - name meaning and origin

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

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

McDowell 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 McDowell. Compare McDowell with related baby names.