McGowan - name meaning and origin

The boy's name McGowan \m-cgo-wan, mc-gowan\ is a variant of Macgowan (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of McGowan is "son of the blacksmith; one who is adroit".

The baby name McGowan sounds like McGown, McGowen and MacGowan. Other similar baby names are Magowan and MacCowan.

McGowan is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name McGowan. Compare McGowan with related baby names.