McEwan Surname

27,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McEwan Surname Definition:

Son 0f Ewan, Ewen, q.v.

McEwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5,8231:919140
England4,3101:12,9281,909
United States4,1621:87,0889,814
Australia3,8391:7,0321,036
Canada2,0601:17,8862,538
New Zealand9651:4,693754
South Africa8781:61,7067,786
Jamaica5061:5,672725
Northern Ireland1801:10,2501,618
Wales1241:24,9562,614
Guyana441:17,3232,264
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Nicaragua271:223,0032,652
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Norway91:571,36544,190
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Barbados21:143,7241,981
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland931:47,6334,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4,2461:882147
England4601:52,9906,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

McEwan (16) may also be a first name.

McEwan 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

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Eoghan (wellborn).

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

McEwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McEwan occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McEwan.

How Common Is The Last Name McEwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,964th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 379,106 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of McEwan live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name globally It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 5,823 people, or 1 in 919. In Scotland McEwan is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 15 percent are found, South Lanarkshire, where 9 percent are found and Renfrewshire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland McEwan is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

McEwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McEwan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McEwan surname increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 937 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McEwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McEwan last name are 8.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McEwan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning 347,160 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47% more than the national average, earning R 349,332 per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $51,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKewan92132/
Mackewan863/
Mac'ewan861/
McEwen8316,038/
McEwin83802/
McEvan8334/
McKewn8319/
McKewen77605/
MaCowan77109/
Mackewn7772/
McEween777/
Makewan775/
MacEvan774/
Macewwn772/
Mocowan772/
Mocawan771/
Mocewon771/
MacEwin771/
MacCowan7182/
MacKewen7125/
Mackawan715/
Makcawan714/
MacHevan714/
McKeavin713/
Makewane712/
MacGewen711/
Maycawan711/
McKeevan710/
MacGewin710/
McEven6729/
Macown6718/
McIvan677/
Mac'cowan671/
McIven670/

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