Gow (surname)

Gow

Language(s)	Scottish Gaelic
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

See also

• Gow (sept)
• Gow (disambiguation)

References

1. George Mackay (1998). Scottish Surnames. Lomond Books.
2. David Dorward (1995). Scottish Surnames. Collins.