Quote Originally Posted by ForresterModern View Post
Here is one for a friend of mine who is trying to trace his roots. His last name is Keown but is pronounced "Cowan" now where he grew up in Kentucky. He thought it was remotely related to MacEwan but had no documentation of that.
On the right track, more or less. Keown or McKeown is usually Anglicised from Mac Eoin (son of John) or Mac Eoghain (son of Eoghan).