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MacGavin, McGavin Language(s) Scottish Gaelic Meaning son of the
smith Region of origin Scotland 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
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith'