McGavin
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
Meaning | son of the smith |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | MacGowan, McGowan |
The surnames MacGavin and McGavin are Scottish surnames, which are possibly variations of the surnames McGowan and MacGowan,[1] which are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacGobhann and Irish Gaelic Mac Gabhann, meaning "son of the smith".[2] When the surname MacGavin and McGavin originate from Glasgow and Moray, they can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as Mac a' Ghobhainn.[3]
People with the surnames
- McGavin
- Andrew McGavin (1879–1946), Canadian political figure
- Charles McGavin (1874–1940), US political figure
- Darren McGavin (1922–2006), US film and television actor
- Donald Johnstone McGavin (1876–1960), New Zealand surgeon
- George McGavin (born 1954), British entomologist, television presenter
- Hugh McGavin (1874–1958), Canadian political figure
- Janis McGavin (fl. 2000–present), Australian actor
- Lawrie Hugh McGavin (1861–1932), British surgeon
- Steve McGavin (born 1969), English former professional footballer.
- William McGavin (1773–1832), Scottish businessman, religious figure
References
- ^ "McGavin Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "McGowan Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta". Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Archived from the original (docx) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
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Surnames associated with the occupation of smith
- Goff
- Gow
- Gowan
- Gowans
- Mac a' Ghobhainn
- MacGavin / McGavin
- MacGowan / McGowan
- Covaci
- Coval
- Covali
- Covaliov
- Kavalyow
- Kovač
- Kováč
- Kovach
- Kovačić
- Kovačič
- Kovačević
- Kovačevič
- Kovačovič
- Kovačev
- Kovachev
- Kovačec
- Kovačik
- Kováčik
- Kovačevski
- Kovack
- Kovács
- Koval
- Kovalchuk
- Kovalenko
- Kovalevich
- Kovalevsky
- Kovalic
- Kovalik
- Kovalik
- Kovalkov
- Kovals
- Kovalyov
- Kovalyuk
- Kovář
- Kovařík
- Kowal
- Kowalik
- Kowalczyk
- Kowalczuk
- Kowalewicz
- Kowalewski
- Kowalski
- Kuznets
- Kuznetsov
- Kuźniar
- Armenian: Darbinyan
- Baltic
- Finnic
- Indic: Lohar
- Kartvelian
- Turkic
- Demirci
- Demircioğlu
rel. to occ. 'smith'
Surname list
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