Surname

McOwan

“son of Eòghan”

McOwan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McOwan is a form of McEwen. McEwen goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain, meaning “son of Eòghan.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

McOwan is a form of McEwen. McEwen comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

McOwan’s family of names

In English usage, McOwan as a surname has a related form in McEwen.

Walk McOwan’s family in the name graph

McOwanMcEwen

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love McOwan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Mcallan

McAllan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

Mccowan

“son of Eoghan”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

McGowan

“the son of a blacksmith”

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Gaelic

Mccolgan

“son of Colga”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

McOmish

McOmish is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

Mcomie

McOmie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

Mckibben

“son of Fibín”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Gaelic

Mccowen

“son of Eoghan”

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

Names that share McOwan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for McOwan

A sister for McOwan