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Govan

in the US

There are 2,047 people with the last name "Govan" in the United States.

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Govan 11,995
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  1. is 11,991st most common Topete
  2. is 11,992nd most common Torrance
  3. is 11,993rd most common Whigham
  4. is 11,994th most common Branscum
  5. is 11,995th most common Govan
  6. is 11,996th most common Hoefer
  7. is 11,997th most common Levey
  8. is 11,998th most common Lheureux
  9. is 11,999th most common Lucchesi

Similar Names and Nicknames

Givan, Givhan, Gavan, Govain, Govani, Givani, Gavahan, Govatos, Gavani, Govantes

Most Common First Names for Govan

James, Mary, Michael, John, Robert, David, Charles, Sharon, Linda, Patricia

Meaning & History

Scottish:

  • 1. habitational name from Govan near Glasgow, first recorded c.1134 as Guven, possibly meaning ‘place of the smith’, although more recently a Cumbric word gir ‘hill’ has been suggested.
  • 2. from a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac a’Ghobhainn ‘son of the smith’, from gobha ‘smith’.

    • FOREBEARS Christian, widow of Simon de Govane, held lands in Govan in 1293.

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