Gowan Family History
Gowan Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Laois and Dublin): from Scottish Gaelic Ó Gobhann Mac Gobhann Irish Mac Gabhann ‘descendant (or son) of the smith’ (from gobha ‘smith’). In Ireland (in the south especially) this name has often been translated into English as Smith . Compare McGowan .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022