McDowell.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname. A surname from Irish.
A surname. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A placename An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
A placename An unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri, United States.
A placename Ellipsis of McDowell County.
Where this word comes from
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic MacDubhghaill (“son of the dark stranger”), equivalent to mac + Dubhghall.
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