Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
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Origin | |
Meaning | smith |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic gobha, meaning 'smith'.[1][2] The name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gobha.
People
- A. S. F. Gow (1886–1978), classical scholar
- Alan Gow (born 1982), Scottish footballer
- Alan J. Gow (born 1955), Australian motorsport executive, Director of the British Touring Car Championship
- Alexander J. Gow (fl. 2000s–2010s), Aria Award Winning Australian Songwriter (Oh Mercy)
- Andrew Gow (fl. 2000s–2020s), historian
- Andrew Carrick Gow (1848–1920), British painter
- Elle Macpherson (born 1964), Australian model (born Eleanor Gow)
- Freddy Gow (1882–1961), Australian cricketer
- Gerry Gow (born 1952), Scottish footballer
- Ian Gow (1937–1990), British politician assassinated by the IRA
- James Gow (1862–1942), New Zealand politician
- Jennie Gow (born 1977), British broadcaster
- Joe Gow (born 1960), American academic, musician, and pornographic actor
- John Gow (c.1698–1725), Scottish pirate
- John Gow (footballer, born 1859), Scottish footballer
- John Gow (footballer, born 1869), Scottish footballer
- John Gow (fl. 1970s), Canadian para-alpine skier
- John Graham Gow (1850–1917), New Zealand commercial traveller and trade representative
- Leonard Gow (1859–1936), Scottish art collector and philanthropist
- Michael Gow (fl. 1980s–2010s), Australian playwright
- Michael Gow (British Army officer) (1924–2013), former Scottish soldier, commanding general and ADC to the Queen
- Nathaniel Gow (1763–1831), composer and son of Niel Gow
- Niel Gow (1727–1807), Scottish fiddler and composer
- Peter Gow (politician) (1818–1886), Canadian businessman and politician
- Peter Gow (anthropologist) (1958–2021), Scottish social anthropologist
- Phamie Gow (fl. 1990s–2020s), Scottish composer and musician
- Ronald Gow (1897–1993), English dramatist
- Stevie Gow (born 1968), Scottish footballer
- William Gow (1909–1996), Anglican priest