Ewert Surname

29,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Ewert 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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Ewert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,2291:7,169894
United States3,7911:95,61010,709
Canada8301:44,3925,475
Poland5541:68,60810,763
Chile3141:56,1032,445
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Luxembourg2021:2,874357
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Denmark1051:53,7595,507
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
France561:1,186,120124,657
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
England321:1,741,18971,393
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Austria151:567,69652,281
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Ewert (766) may also be a first name.

Ewert 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

Ewert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ewert is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,957th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 408,495 people. The surname Ewert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ewert live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 296,648th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 766 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 11,229 people, or 1 in 7,169. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany Ewert exists in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Ewert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ewert has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,009 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ewert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ewert last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ewert surname are 11.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ewert earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning 265,810 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.43% less than the national average, earning R 170,088 per year; in United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ewerts91710/
Ewerth91273/
Ewerdt9177/
Ewertt9134/
Hewert9111/
Eewert911/
Eweart910/
Ewuert910/
Eywert910/
Eiswert83395/
Gewerth83152/
Ejwertz8311/
Ewerthz836/
Hewerth835/
Heuwert833/
Hoewert832/
Ehwerth831/
Eweartt830/
Ebert8071,078/
Ewart809,515/
Evert807,270/
Iwert80165/
Awert808/
Ewerd801/
Owert801/
Ewort800/
Eiswerth77361/
Hehwerth775/
Heuwerth773/
Heewerth771/
Eiswerte770/
Hebert7395,530/
Everts737,944/
Everte731,680/
Eibert73471/
Gevert73312/
Evertt73202/
Hevert73153/
Eybert73139/
Hewart73125/
Eberdt73102/
Everth7391/
Evaert7344/
Ebertt7331/
Ehvert7327/
Ewaart7317/
Etvert7311/
Häwert7311/
Ebhert738/
Iwertz737/
Euwart737/
Ebeert737/
Euvert735/
Howert734/
Ewirtz733/
Hawert733/
Esvert733/
Eebert732/
Hiwert732/
Eevart732/
Ievert731/
Eworth731/
Everrt731/
Geuert731/
Ewarth731/
Eawart731/
Ebeart731/
Ewardt731/
Evoert731/
Eavert730/
Eabert730/
Eberrt730/
Eivert730/
Ewhart730/
Eisweirth7134/
Hehewerth7130/
Ehweireth711/
Heibert67414/
Howerth6786/
Evertts6773/
Eiswirt6752/
Evearts6739/
Esuerte6736/
Hewarth6735/
Heybert6730/
Evertte6729/
Hawaert6726/
Eiworth6720/
Geverdt6717/
D'ewart6716/
Hewardt6713/
Hibeert6710/
Heworth679/
Gewirth678/
Heivert677/
Hebertt677/
Aiswert675/
Heabert673/
Hievert672/
Hoevert672/
Heberht672/
Heverts672/
Heebert671/
Hebeert671/
Heberrt671/
Hewitrt671/
Heywart671/
Ewhardt671/
Everdtt671/
Everrte671/
Everrts671/
Heverte671/
Geveart671/
Eiwardt671/
Hevertt671/
Heywerd670/
Everrtt670/
Ebehert670/
Eaverth670/

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