Ewart Surname

53,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ewart Surname Definition:

Occup 'the ewe-herd,' one who tended ewes; compare Calvert, Coward, Oxnard, Shepherd, &c. This is no mere guess, as may be easily seen from my instances. The name is found in the district where we should expect to see it.

Matilda Yowherd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Ewart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9391:123,32713,131
England1,9351:28,7953,889
Canada1,1821:31,1724,063
Australia1,0171:26,5443,606
Scotland8791:6,091979
Jamaica5161:5,562711
New Zealand3971:11,4061,986
Northern Ireland3811:4,843925
South Africa661:820,87455,153
France581:1,145,219121,886
Wales221:140,66110,115
Finland141:392,62226,475
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3651:12,1371,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland8561:4,373693
England8041:30,3184,051
Wales271:58,0892,880
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5471:91,8079,425

Ewart (3,049) may also be a first name.

Ewart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Occup 'the ewe-herd,' one who tended ewes; compare Calvert, Coward, Oxnard, Shepherd, &c. This is no mere guess, as may be easily seen from my instances. The name is found in the district where we should expect to see it.

Matilda Yowherd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Yowhvrd, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Ewehird, 1379: ibid.

The next stage in spelling was Eward; compare Coward:

John Eward, of Burton, 1646: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Jane Eward, of Burton-in-Kendal, 1678: ibid.

This became Ewart; compare Calvert.

(3) Local, 'of Ewart,' a township in the parish of Doddington, Northumberland The Scotch border Ewarts sprang from this place, and are well represented in English directories.

Miss Youart advertises her School in the Ulverston News, Jan. 23, 1886.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The surname of an old family in Galloway, who are said to have come originally from Roxburghshire. Andrew Ewart was treasurer of Kirkcudbright in 1583 (Ramage, p. 379). Nigel Ewart was retoured heir of his grandfather in the lands of Bodisbeg in Annandale in 1607 (Refours, Dumfries, 43), and John Ewert was heir of John Ewert in Toms of Keltoun in 1615 (Refours, Kirkcudbright, 114). John Eouart died in 1683 and was buried in Foulden churchyard. Thomas Yewart in Tyninghame, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 245). The name is of local origin from Ewart neer Wooler in Northumberland. The place name appears in 1218 as Ewurthe, in 1255 as Ewrth, 1288 Ewarth, 1579 Eward, and 1589 as Ewertt, from Old English ea-weorih, river-enclosure, the place being encircled on three sides by the rivers Glen and Till (Mawer, Place-names of Northumberland, p. 79). Euart 1608.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Ewart (homestead on a stream), in Northumberland; one who tended ewes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William de Huart, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Ewart: As surname also Youart. John Eweherd, 1379, Yorkshire Poll-Tax.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Ewart Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ewart Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ewart has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewart? popularity and diffusion

Ewart is the 53,636th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 765,901 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Ewart are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 130,778th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3,049 people.

The last name Ewart is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,939 people, or 1 in 123,327. In The United States Ewart is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Ewart is found in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Ewart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ewart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ewart last name rose 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ewart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ewart last name is predominantly Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ewart surname are 12.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ewart earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning 236,996 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning R 259,152 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewart91125/
Ewaart9117/
Euwart917/
Ewardt911/
Ewarte911/
Ewarth911/
Eawart911/
Ewhart910/
Eweart910/
Hewarth8335/
D'ewart8316/
Hewardt8313/
Eiwardt831/
Ewhardt831/
Heywart831/
Echwart830/
Eweartt830/
Ewert8017,840/
Evart80408/
Eward80371/
Owart8078/
Ebart8011/
Awart806/
Iwart801/
Ewort800/
Echwartz771/
Heward732,727/
Evarts731,582/
Ewerth73273/
Ebhart73229/
Evartt73167/
Howart73117/
Gevart7387/
Hebart7381/
Ewerdt7377/
Etvart7362/
Evarte7350/
Evaert7344/
Hawart7335/
Ewertt7334/
Euward7319/
Ehvart7314/
Hewert7311/
Hevart736/
Eiward736/
Owarth734/
Ebardt733/
Eaward732/
Evartz732/
Eevart732/
Evarth732/
Ebartt732/
Eewert731/
Eworth731/
Ebeart731/
Eeward731/
Eavert730/
Ywartz730/
Eyward730/
Ohwart730/
Ewuert730/
Eywert730/
Eavart730/
Evhart730/
Howarth6732,900/
Heyward676,723/
Ebhardt67363/
Heaward6763/
Gevaart6741/
Evearts6739/
Hawaert6726/
Hohwart6722/
Hawarth6721/
Eiworth6720/
Heworth679/
Hebhart678/
Hawartt678/
Höwarth677/
Hewerth675/
Ewwards674/
Heuwert673/
Howardt672/
Haeward672/
Hoewert672/
Ehwerth671/
Evhardt671/
Heiward671/
Echward671/
Eywards671/
Etvarts671/
Esuarte671/
Geveart671/
Hawardt671/
Howartt670/
Hevarts670/
Yowarth670/
Eaverth670/
Evartts670/

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