McGowen Surname

83,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

McGowen Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Smith [Irish and Gaelic Mac Gobhan] Cp. Gow.

McGowen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5711:65,0627,610
Australia1091:247,66722,912
England931:599,11935,891
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Canada471:783,94961,790
Israel341:251,69522,987
Panama111:355,6607,645
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4531:20,4722,594

McGowen (14) may also be a first name.

McGowen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Smith [Irish and Gaelic Mac Gobhan] Cp. Gow.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish, Scottish) The son of the smith or worker in metals.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McGowen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McGowen Come From? nationality or country of origin

McGowen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGowen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 83,747th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,261,476 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of McGowen live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. McGowen is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,571 people, or 1 in 65,062. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 25 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Oklahoma, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

McGowen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGowen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 111 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGowen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McGowen last name is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGowen last name are 14.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGowen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGowen9324/
McGown922,511/
McGowan8664,248/
McGeown861,188/
McGowin86852/
MacGown86154/
McGoven8656/
Magowen8615/
MacGowne801/
Magown77139/
McGiven71199/
Magawen710/
Magowin710/
Magowine670/
Magowaine630/
Magawn622/
McGavin571,822/
Maguben5760/
Mogaben577/
Magaben574/
Magawin574/
Moguben573/
McGuvan570/
Maghuben532,754/
Mangawin5328/
Maghaben5313/
Moghaben534/
Moghuben533/
Magawing531/
Maguwing531/
Magajiben5045/
Manggawin504/
Moongawin501/
MacGabhnn501/
Magiyaben501/
Magijaben501/
Maghaiben501/
Maighaben501/

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McGowen Reference & Research

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McGowan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGowen
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