# McGowan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,623

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghobhainn and Irish Mac Gabhann (literally “son of the smith”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).

## Easily confused with
- **McEwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcewan-vs-mcgowan)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cmgowan`, `mccgowan`, `mcggowan`, `mcgoawn`, `mcgowann`, `mcgowna`, `mcgowwan`, `mcgwoan`, `mcogwan`, `mgcowan`, `mmcgowan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mcgowan