What does the name "Cowans" mean?

Answer by  Madalina (46)

The 'Cowans' name is derived from gowan. which in the irish language is a smith. A Cowan is a man, who builds walls without mortar - as any farm hand in Old Europe may do, piling into a wall the stones from the nearby streams or turned up in ploughing.

Answer by  angie49 (56)

Name Cowans is of Irish and Gaelic origin,in Gaelic the meaning of the name Cowans is: Dwells by the hillside hollow.So,it's not related to farming. Cowans is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for men and women.