McCown

McCown is a Goidelic surname with several possible etymological origins.
Etymology.
There are several possible etymologies for McCown. McCown is a patronymic surname, the Gaelic "Mac" (or "Mc") meaning "son of" in English.
Mac Còmhghan.
The name "Còmhghan" and its variants ( "Còmhan", "Comhainn", "Còmhain" ) is derived from "comh" ("together") and "gan-", "gen-" ("born"). a.k.a. "Twins" and is frequently associated with the surname "Cowan". The name "Mac Giolla Còmhghan", translates into English as "son of the servant of Comhghain". This generally translates to mean "follower of St. Comgan". "St. Comgan" was the son of "Cellach Cualann", brother of "St. Caintigerna" and uncle of "St. Fillan". One of the King of Scots, Lulach Mac Gille Coemgáin had this name. "Mac Giolla Còmhghan" is frequently associated with the anglicized surname "McElhone". Phonetically, McElhone seems similar to Mac Colquhoun.
Mac Eachainn.
"MacEachainn" is a Pictish name of Galloway, Scotland.
Mac Eòin.
The name "Eòin" is a Gaelic form of "John". "Mac Eoin" often anglicized as ("McKeon"/"McKeown") is thought to have derived, in some cases, from "Mac Eoin Bissett".
Mac Gobhainn.
In Ireland and Scotland, the word for smith, "gobha", is found in the surname "MacGowan"/"McGowan". This surname is an Anglicised form of "Mac Gobhann" (Scottish Gaelic), "Mac Gabhann" (Irish), meaning "son of the smith".
Other possibilities.
Other possible derivations of the name may come from the Manx language word "Cowan" and its variants ("Cowanagh", "Coan", "Couan") which are defined as either a shelter between two hills, or inhabitant of the plains. In Old Irish, "cúan" means "bay", "gulf", "harbour" or "sea". The name "Cuan" can also mean "a little warrior" and tends to be synonymous with the names Quain, Quane, and Quan.
Clan Associations.
In contemporary Scottish clan societies and at Highland games, those with the surname "McCown" may declare allegiance to "Clan Campbell". 