Ewer Surname

176,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ewer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the ewer,' an officer of the ewery (v. Ewery), one who ministered at the table of his lord, and carried water round for the guests; v. Napier.

Brian le Ewer. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

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Ewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3711:264,37624,908
England5351:104,14610,930
Australia2101:128,55114,024
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales131:238,04114,239
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Ewer (215) may also be a first name.

Ewer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the ewer,' an officer of the ewery (v. Ewery), one who ministered at the table of his lord, and carried water round for the guests; v. Napier.

Brian le Ewer. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Richard le Ewere. Rolls of Parliament.

William le Ewer. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

1565. Married — Robert Ewer and Alyce Worrall: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1592. Francis Ewer, Hertfordshire, yeoman, and Johanna Siblee: Marriage Lic. London).

1665. Married — Jacob Ewer and Joane Banbury: St. Mary Aldermary.

1710. — William Lovett and Sarah Ewer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Thomas le Ewer rendered homage for his lands in Edinburghshire, 1296. His seal bears a hunting horn and S' Thome Levver (Bain, II, p. 208,552). The lands for which he rendered homage were no doubt the lands called Ewerland, near Cramond, held by Hugh "le Ewer" of the Crown before 1335. In 1505 the lands were in possession of Walter Chepman, burgess of Edinburgh, and Scotland's first printer. The ewer was a servant who supplied guests with washing utensils at meals. The name perhaps now lost in Ure.

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

Shortened from (Mac)ure, which see. Dr. Andrew Ure (1787-1857), a distinguished chemist, was born in Glasgow. As forename (for Iver) we have Ure and Urie Campbell of Strachur, 1545 (HP., IV, p. 29).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Water-Carrier [Anglo-French ewer(e, Old French aiguier, &c., Latin aquarius; f. aqua, water]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The servant or household officer who supplied guests at the table with water to wash their hands, etc; a water-bearer.

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

1. A Yorkshire river. 2. Eur occurs as a personal name in Domesday; and an early Scandinavian gave his name to Ureby, or Ewerby, in Lincolnshire. 3. The baronial family of Eure took their name, in the XIII. century, from the lordship of Eure or Evre, in Buckinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Eure, a branch of De Vesci, and De Burgh, formerly Lords Eure.

The Norman People (1874)

Ewer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ewer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ewer is the 176,024th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,996,524 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ewer reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 215 people.

The last name Ewer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,371 people, or 1 in 264,376. In The United States Ewer is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside, Minnesota, where 7 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Ewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ewer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ewer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ewer surname are 15.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ewer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.95% less than the national average, earning R 52,404 per year; in United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $54,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ewere893,577/
Hewer893,151/
Euwer89175/
Ewerz89136/
Eiwer893/
Ewear892/
Ewger891/
Ehwer891/
Eweir890/
Heuwer80102/
Ewhere8059/
Hoewer8019/
Ehwere8012/
Hewuer807/
Eywere803/
Gewerh803/
Eweire803/
Ewuere802/
Gewear802/
Ejwier801/
Ewwere801/
Heiwer801/
Eweare801/
Ewehre801/
Eeweer801/
Jiewer801/
Ewuert800/
Eywert800/
Hewier800/
Eber754,499/
Ever753,126/
Awer75752/
Ower75617/
Iwer75216/
Ewre7510/
Ywer752/
Ewyr751/
Eiswert73395/
Ehwerhe7330/
Geweher7313/
Ewherhe7311/
Hewerth735/
Eihwere732/
Esweire731/
Ewerrrr731/
Ehwerth731/
Eweartt730/
Evert677,270/
Heber676,129/
Hower674,834/
Gever672,835/
Eiber67846/
Hever67835/
Iwere67733/
Oywer67612/
Oever67508/
Aweer67458/
Esver67396/
Eiswerth67361/
Hawer67238/
Höwer67225/
Giwer67183/
Evere67153/
Ehwre67137/
Everd67132/
Ewhre67118/
Eaver6787/
Awier6774/
Aywer6774/
Eyber6764/
Jwere6747/
Iever6741/
Aever6739/
Awear6726/
Ahwer6721/
Ojwer6721/
Ajwer6720/
Ewire6718/
Aeuer6714/
Ebear6712/
Iwuer6711/
Aweir679/
Everr678/
Eveir677/
Ibeer677/
Jweer677/
Owier676/
Esuer675/
Aveer675/
Hehwerth675/
Evier674/
Jbeer674/
Eyver674/
Jweir673/
Eveer673/
Hewir673/
Hiwer673/
Euver673/
Eouer673/
Ebeir672/
Eiver672/
Owher672/
Owear672/
Ewair671/
Euuer671/
Aiwer671/
Owuer671/
Hywer671/
Iveer671/
Heewerth671/
Oweir671/
Iweir671/
Ewrhe671/
Oveer671/
Ebeer671/
Ebher671/
Eaber670/
Eschweir670/

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