Ewing Surname

9,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Ewing Surname Definition:

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.

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Ewing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States45,8931:7,898937
England2,4491:22,7513,180
Canada2,0901:17,6292,512
Scotland1,8741:2,857527
Australia1,6901:15,9742,252
Northern Ireland6051:3,050617
Turks and Caicos Islands4281:8015
New Zealand4271:10,6051,845
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Bahamas1391:2,818369
Wales1291:23,9892,518
Ireland1151:40,9473,187
Trinidad and Tobago1081:12,6291,680
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Sweden601:164,11311,407
France411:1,620,066149,911
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Jamaica311:92,5794,005
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Belize241:14,8111,562
Chile231:765,93416,989
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Norway111:467,48139,375
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Panama71:558,8949,437
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Guyana51:152,4449,017
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5921:7,4831,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,0251:1,849342
England7381:33,0294,364
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,6521:4,714581

Ewing (1,793) may also be a first name.

Ewing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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)

Ewing is quite a numerous surname in Ireland: in 1866 there were 27 births registered for it, including a few for the synonyms Ewings and Ewin, while in 1890 the number was 24, in both cases almost entirely in Ulster. In that province it has since the seventeenth century been especially associated with the counties of Donegal, Derry, Tyrone and Antrim. Many Ewing wills are recorded for the dioceses comprising these northern areas. The “census” of 1659-60is one of the earliest Irish documents to include the name — in it Alexander Ewing appears as one of the leading inhabitants of Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. A few years later it appears frequently in the hearth money rolls for that county. It is probable that Dublin Ewings, such as the notable printing and publishing family of the mid-eighteenth century, came to the capital from the north.

The origin of the name is interesting. According to Reaney it goes back to the Greek eugenes (wellborn), cognate with the Gaelic Irish eoghan. Mac GiollaDomhnaigh, too, states that Ewing, also found as MacEwing, is a form of the well known Scottish name MacEwen, gaelice Mac Eoghain, i.e. our Irish MacKeown.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

1 = Ewln (q.v.), with inserted -g.

2 the Domesday Euing, prob. = Eawa’s Son [Old English -ing, son suff.] A Eawa was brother of Penda, king of Mercia.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name is ultimately derived from the Greek eugenes (well-born) cognate with the Irish eoghan. It is sometimes a synonym of the Scottish MacEwen, cf.

Irish Mac Eoghain. It is quite numerous throughout Ulster and appears quite frequently in the seventeenth century hearth money rolls of that province. SIF 65

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Variation on Hugh (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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

Ewing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ewing is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewing? popularity and diffusion

Ewing is the 9,911th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 128,329 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ewing live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 180,566th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,793 people.

Ewing is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 45,893 people, or 1 in 7,898. In The United States Ewing is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 87 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Ewing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ewing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ewing last name increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 332 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,613 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ewing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ewing last name is principally Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ewing last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Ewing earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 148.72% more than the national average, earning 860,756 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning R 269,364 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewing91794/
Euwing9162/
Eawing915/
Ewingg913/
Ewiong911/
Ewieng911/
Ewuing911/
Eiwing911/
Eweing911/
Eewing910/
Ewinng910/
Ewng891/
Hewings83636/
Hoewing83158/
Heuwing8387/
Hewwing8322/
D'Ewing832/
Ewuings831/
Eshwing830/
Heewing830/
Awing803,622/
Ebing80639/
Eweng80123/
Owing80114/
Iwing8046/
Ewimg803/
Ewyng803/
Jwing802/
Hewingke771/
Hebing731,018/
Höwing73377/
Hawing73143/
Howing7384/
Heweng7324/
Ehbing7315/
Iwaing7313/
Owwing7313/
Eybing7311/
Jiwing735/
Ahwing735/
Aiwing734/
Awieng732/
Ojwing732/
Oiwing731/
Awwing731/
Ewengs730/
Iwings730/
Haeweng67146/
Heebing6796/
Awng6747/
Heibing6729/
Owng674/
Eweinke674/
Evng673/
Ewnx672/
Hebingh671/
Ewnq671/
Ywng671/
Ebng671/
Hoiwing671/
Heabing671/
Iwng671/
Ivng670/

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