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Cowan


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Origin Of The Surname Cowan

Meaning Of The Surname Cowan

Descendant of Eoghain

Interesting Facts About Cowan

Cowan is an Irish surname, and is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic MacEoghain. The ‘Mac’ prefix denotes that the name is patronymic, and Eoghain is the Irish equivalent of the Welsh Ewan, itself of form of the Hebrew John. Gaelic patronymic surnames were usually given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or a revered elder.

Cowan Statistics

Cowan is the number 1345 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 7,833 share the surname Cowan in the UK.

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