McCown McCown McCown is a Gaelic-language surname with several possible etymological origins. There are several possible etymologies for the McCown surname. McCown and its multitude of spelling variants could originate from anglicised versions of the Gaelic names "Mac Eòghain", "Mac Eòin" or "Mac Còmhghan". McCown is a patronymic surname, the Gaelic "Mac" (or "Mc") meaning ""son of"" in English. Mac Eoghain is the most likely etymological origin for the surname McCown. The Gaelic name "Eòghan" translates into modern day English as Ewen or "Owen". The prefix of "Eo" in "Eoghan", is often pronounced "yew". This has caused many to translate Eoghan
Mac Aodhagáin Flann Mac Aodhagáin up to the year 1643. The surname has been Anglicised in a variety of ways, including as Mac Egan, Egan, Eagan, Keegan, or Keigan, McKiegan, and McKagan. Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin Mac Aodhagáin Mac Aodhagáin (English: Egan or Keegan), is an Irish Gaelic clan of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde. The earliest surviving Irish law manuscript, "In Senchas Már", was written prior to 1350