Ewen Surname
Approximately 11,466 people bear this surname
Ewen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ewan.' Not always Scotch, as the font-name was popular in North England. Probably cognate with the Welsh Evan. The 'g' in Ewing and Ewings is, of course, excrescent, as in Jennings.
Read More About This SurnameEwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,712 | 1:133,650 | 14,043 |
| Germany | 2,359 | 1:34,127 | 4,503 |
| England | 1,562 | 1:35,671 | 4,696 |
| Scotland | 1,435 | 1:3,731 | 654 |
| Canada | 952 | 1:38,703 | 4,858 |
| Australia | 616 | 1:43,824 | 5,552 |
| Luxembourg | 392 | 1:1,481 | 151 |
| New Zealand | 335 | 1:13,517 | 2,344 |
| Jamaica | 314 | 1:9,140 | 1,024 |
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Cameroon | 139 | 1:149,418 | 16,457 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 736 | 1:5,086 | 786 |
| England | 542 | 1:44,973 | 5,596 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 385 | 1:130,438 | 12,506 |
Ewen (4,597) may also be a first name.
Ewen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ewan.' Not always Scotch, as the font-name was popular in North England. Probably cognate with the Welsh Evan. The 'g' in Ewing and Ewings is, of course, excrescent, as in Jennings.
Ewanus Byrches, 1562: Preston Guild Rolls.
Ewanus Burye, 1562: ibid.
Ewanus Barwick, 1562: ibid.
Ewanus Dilworth, 1562: ibid.
Ewanus Kellett, 1562: ibid.
An Anglicized form of Ewen, which see. John Eving deponed to the right boundaries of the Monk Myre in 1546 (Cupar-Angus, II, p. 3). Bartholomew Ewinge was a burgess of Glasgow in 1555 (Protocols), and Alexander Ewyne appears in Aberdeen, 1598 (SCM., V, p. 126). George Ewein was schoolmaster of Lauder, 1621 (MCM., II, p. 47). Donald Ewing was retoured heir of William Ewing of Barindroman, Argyllshire, 1636 (Retours, Argyll, 57). George Yewing in Loanfoot of Cultamalindie, 1664 (DPD., I, p. 288), and David Yewine in Stirling, 1717 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 88). Uwing 1679. Other spellings of the name in the Register of Cupar-Angus are Evin, Evyn, Evyng, Ewin, and Ewyn.
= Ewan, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Ewen (warrior).
Euing, probably a Saxon, occurs in Domesday.
From the Old Norse, Eyvindr; from the Dutch, Euwen; from the German, Euen; in the Domesday Book, Ewen; a personal name.
Ewen Demographics
Ewen Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Ewen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ewen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ewen is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ewen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 45,269th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 635,579 people. The surname Ewen occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Ewen live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ewen is also the 101,272nd most common first name globally It is held by 4,597 people.
The last name Ewen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,712 people, or 1 in 133,650. In The United States Ewen is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Ewen occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Ewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ewen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ewen last name expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ewen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ewen last name are 13.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.22% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ewen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191.54% more than the national average, earning R 692,808 per year; in United States they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $46,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,044 CAD per year.
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Ewen Reference & Research
Ewing DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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