Ewen Surname

45,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

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.

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Ewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7121:133,65014,043
Germany2,3591:34,1274,503
England1,5621:35,6714,696
Scotland1,4351:3,731654
Canada9521:38,7034,858
Australia6161:43,8245,552
Luxembourg3921:1,481151
New Zealand3351:13,5172,344
Jamaica3141:9,1401,024
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
Cameroon1391:149,41816,457
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
France541:1,230,050127,496
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Panama261:150,4714,892
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Guam81:20,0153,029
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China51:273,464,31313,838
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7361:5,086786
England5421:44,9735,596
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:130,43812,506

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.

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

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.

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

= Ewan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Ewen (warrior).

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

Euing, probably a Saxon, occurs in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Eyvindr; from the Dutch, Euwen; from the German, Euen; in the Domesday Book, Ewen; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hewen89483/
Ewene89350/
Ewaen89229/
Eiwen89159/
Ewien89105/
Ewean8951/
Ewend8932/
Euwen8928/
Ewein8928/
Ewhen8924/
Aewen8912/
Ewuen899/
Ewent892/
Eewen891/
Ehwen891/
Eween891/
Ewenn890/
Ewn865/
Ewendt8066/
Ehwein8025/
Jiewen8021/
Eewien803/
Heawen802/
Hewien801/
Echwen801/
E'Wein801/
Ejwein801/
Esswen801/
Eweine801/
Eiwene801/
Ewenne801/
Gehwen801/
Eben754,812/
Ewin751,957/
Iwen751,398/
Eewn7533/
Ewem7518/
Ywen759/
Ewyn758/
Jwen756/
Ewwn753/
Oewn751/
Hewn751/
Ewng751/
Ewne751/
Eawn751/
Ehwn751/
Ewnq751/
Eiwendt737/
Eiben672,604/
Eyben67359/
Heben67214/
Awaen67175/
Iwene67142/
Yiwen67123/
Hewin67103/
Ehven6775/
Jiwen6752/
Ihwen6752/
Ewine6747/
Aiwen6740/
Ewain6735/
Eiven6723/
Owien6712/
Awien6711/
Jeewn6711/
Eewin6710/
Iwien679/
Euwin678/
Eebin677/
Jween676/
Iwaen676/
Ibeen675/
Hiwen675/
Esuen674/
Oewin674/
Ewyng673/
Eaven673/
Iewin673/
Eeben673/
Ehwin673/
Ebenå673/
Eehwn673/
Geewn673/
Owwen672/
Jeevn672/
Iwhen672/
Owoen672/
Owuen672/
Oeuen671/
Eyuen671/
Eyven671/
Eschwent671/
Jswen671/
Iwoen671/
Iwein671/
Ejwin671/
Awuen671/
Ebenn671/
Oewyn671/
Ewwyn671/
Aywen671/
Hhewn671/
Heewn671/
Ywent670/
Eawin670/
Eeven670/
Ewinn670/
Ewoyn670/

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