Gowans

Gowans is a surname, a variant of McGowan, "son of the smith", with the Celtic patronymic prefix 'Mac' replaced by the English patronymic suffix -s.[1] Notable people with the name include:

  • Alan Gowans (1923–2001), art historian and academic
  • Betty Gowans (born 1947), Canadian sprint canoer
  • Brad Gowans (1903–1954), American jazz trombonist and reedist
  • Chris Gowans (born 1977), Australian rules football player
  • Fred R. Gowans (born 1936), American professor who specializes in the fur trade in the American West
  • James Gowans (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
    • James Gowans (architect) (1821–1890), Scottish architect and quarry owner
    • James Gowans (rugby union) (1872–1936), Scottish rugby union player
    • James Learmonth Gowans (born 1924), English immunologist
    • James Gowans (Australian footballer) (born 1977), Australian footballer
  • John Gowans (1934–2012), British General of The Salvation Army
  • Peter Gowans (1944–2009), Scottish football winger
  • Tony Gowans, New Zealand football player
  • William Gowans (1803–1870), American bookseller

See also

  • Gowan (disambiguation)
  • McGowan

References

  1. ^ Gowans Name Meaning, Dictionary of American Family Names
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Surnames associated with the occupation of smith
Celtic
  • Goff
  • Gow
  • Gowan
  • Gowans
  • Mac a' Ghobhainn
  • MacGavin / McGavin
  • MacGowan / McGowan
Germanic
Romance
SemiticSlavicOther
From "spark"
rel. to occ. 'smith'
Surname list
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