McDowall, MacDowall or Macdowall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adrian J. McDowall, Scottish film director
• Alex MacDowall (born 1991), British auto racing driver
• Andrew McDowall (1913–1981), British flying ace with the Royal Air Force
• Archibald McDowall (1841–1918), Australian surveyor
• Betty McDowall, Australian actress
• Bob McDowall (1939–2011), New Zealand ichthyologist
• Cecilia McDowall, (born 1951), British composer
• Charles McDowall (1862–1916), Australian politician
• Cyndra MacDowall (born 1953), Canadian artist
• David McDowall (disambiguation), several people
• Day Hort MacDowall (1850–1927), politician from old Northwest Territories, Canada
• Drew McDowall (born 1961), Scottish musician
• Duncan MacDowall (born 1963), English former professional footballer
• Frederick McDowall (1900–1975), New Zealand scientist
• Iain McDowall, Scottish writer
• Ian McDowall, American chief executive
• Jack McDowall (1905–1969), American football player
• Jai McDowall (born 1986), Scottish musician
• Jamie McDowall (born 1947), English cricketer
• Kenny McDowall (born 1963), Scottish footballer
• Les McDowall (1912–1991), Scottish footballer and manager
• Margaret McDowall (born 1936), Scottish swimmer
• Rachel McDowall (born 1984), English actress
• Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet (1841–1912), English scientist and music theorist
• Robert McDowall (1821–1894), Scottish-born Australian cricketer
• Roddy McDowall (1928–1998), Anglo-American actor
• Rose McDowall (born 1959), Scottish musician
• William MacDowall, Scottish priest and Master of Works to Mary, Queen of Scots and her mother Mary of Guise

See also

• Clan Macdowall, Scottish clan
• Dowall
• McDowell (surname)

Surname list

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