McDowell - name meaning, 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 an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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