McGowen - name meaning and origin

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

The baby name McGowen sounds like McGown and McGowan. Other similar baby names are MacGowan and MacCowen.

McGowen 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 McGowen. Compare McGowen with related baby names.