McCowan

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCowan (plural McCowans)

plural McCowans · alternative McCowen · alternative McCowin · alternative McCown

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Eoghain“son of Eoghan”
  2. EnglishMcCowan

Anglicized form of either Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) or Mac Gille Comghain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Comghan”), from which also McElhone.

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APA

McCowan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCowan

MLA

“McCowan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCowan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McCowan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCowan.

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