Ewes Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ewes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yew-trees,' or singly 'at the yewtree'; Middle English ew.

'Maple, thorn, beche, hazel, ew, whipultre.': Chaucer.

The surname is doubtless lost in Hughes.

Jordan del Ewe, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Ewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Ewes (12) may also be a first name.

Ewes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yew-trees,' or singly 'at the yewtree'; Middle English ew.

'Maple, thorn, beche, hazel, ew, whipultre.': Chaucer.

The surname is doubtless lost in Hughes.

Jordan del Ewe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John del Ewe, Salop, ibid.

Johannes del Ewes, et Agnes uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes del Ewes, et Sara uxor ejus, walker, 1379: ibid.

1684. Baptised — Richard, son of Richard and Mary Ewe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Ewes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ewes is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ewes.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 311,195th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. The last name Ewes occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ewes reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,098 people, or 1 in 83,730. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Ewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ewes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ewes Last Name Statistics demography

Ewes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewes893,550/
Eweis891,418/
Ewees891,410/
Ewies891,372/
Eweas89188/
Ewess89187/
Euwes8957/
Ewese8925/
Eiwes894/
Oewes891/
Ewesp891/
Ewets891/
Eewes891/
Ewwes891/
Eweiss80594/
Ewiess80157/
Ewesse80127/
Oewies8071/
Ewhese8053/
Heuwes8034/
D'Ewes8017/
Hewesh804/
Eweshe801/
Ewhies801/
Eweise801/
Gewehs801/
Hewess800/
Hewets800/
Eves757,548/
Awes755,062/
Ewis755,041/
Owes75648/
Ebes75357/
Iwes7528/
Ywes752/
Ewej751/
Ewez751/
Ewys751/
Jwes751/
Eweisse737/
Ewueshe736/
Hewetts732/
Hehewes731/
Hewesch730/
Ewetsch730/
Howes6728,712/
Hawes6727,894/
Eaves6714,792/
Ewais675,513/
Aweis675,085/
Owies673,141/
Oweis671,828/
Evies671,679/
Awees671,354/
Ewiss671,007/
Awess67841/
Heves67452/
Eibes67283/
Eways67266/
Hewis67242/
Hebes67193/
Ewerz67136/
Ewise67124/
Evets67107/
Etves67102/
Awesh6778/
Awies6758/
Geves6754/
Eebes6727/
Iwese6725/
Ewech6725/
Ebees6718/
Avees6718/
Evese6718/
Owesh6712/
Hiwes6712/
Ebesh6710/
Ibees679/
Evest679/
Eives678/
Ewish678/
Iweas678/
Aeves677/
Oweas676/
Eabes675/
Aweas675/
Jweis675/
Owess674/
Eveus674/
Ewisd674/
Iweis673/
Owees673/
Ebess673/
Evesh673/
Ebeas673/
Owhes673/
Iewis672/
Iwies672/
Owehs672/
Oweus672/
Ieves672/
Eve's672/
Iowes672/
Jwees672/
Ahwes672/
Evess671/
Oewis671/
Ivees671/
Aiwes671/
Ywies671/
Eveis671/
Hywes671/
Awues671/
Owejs671/
Ewuis671/
Ewwis671/
Evesc671/
Eveys671/
Aewez671/
Owues671/
Eveas671/
Hewys670/
Eewis670/
Eeves670/
Euves670/

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