169 Global MCGEOWN Family Members

MCGEOWN Family History

This most interesting and unusual surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a synonym of "MacKeown", found in Ireland and Scotland as the Anglicized form of the Gaelic "MacEoghain, MacEoin", composed of the prefix "Mac", son of, and the personal name "Eogann", now generally acknowledged to be a Gaelic form of the Latin "Eugenius", though formerly widely believed to be a form of "John". Eugenius itself derives from the Greek "Eugenios", meaning "well-born, noble", borne by a 3rd Century bishop and martyr. There are seventeen variants and synonyms of MacKeown, varying from Magone, MacCune, and MacKone to MacEwen. The main branch of this sept were located in North Connacht, with another branch in Galway...