Gow Family History
Gow Name Meaning
Scottish: occupational name from Gaelic gobha ‘smith’ or a shortened form of McGow from Mac Gobhann and Mac a' Ghobhainn ‘son of the smith’. Irish: from Mac an Ghobha a variant of Mac an Ghabhann ‘son of the smith’ see Gowan and McGowan . Smith is used as a synonym for Gow in counties Cavan and Meath. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 伍 (see Wu ) and 高 (see Gao ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022