MacEwen Surname

227,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

MacEwen Surname Definition:

Son 0f Ewan, Ewen, q.v.

MacEwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8221:440,94837,906
Canada7481:49,2595,984
England781:714,33440,171
Scotland601:89,2306,335
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

MacEwen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Son 0f Ewan, Ewen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of Ewen. The family are descended from Anradan, son of Gillebride, King of the Isles in the twelfth century.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

MacEwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacEwen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacEwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,391st most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,084,947 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of MacEwen live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacEwen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 822 people, or 1 in 440,948. In The United States MacEwen is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 42 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

MacEwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacEwen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacEwen last name increased 6,323 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacEwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the MacEwen last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States MacEwen are 4.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacEwen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $21,713,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macewwn862/
MacEwem861/
MacEwin861/
MacEwing8035/
Mazewin7110/
Maciben717/
Mazeben711/
Machiben676/
Masebeen674/
Motsewen671/
Masseben670/
Masiben5747/
Mosaiben533/
Mashebin532/
Mausiben531/

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