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Early Origins of the Ewald family

The surname Ewald was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Ewald family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ewald research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1859 is included under the topic Early Ewald History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ewald Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ewald, Eweld, Ewalt, Ewaldt and others.

Early Notables of the Ewald family

Notable figures of the time with the name Ewald were

  • the Ewald family of Prussia

Ewald Ranking

In the United States, the name Ewald is the 6,231st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Ewald migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ewald Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Ewald, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
  • Charles Ewald, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
  • John Ewald, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
  • Conrad Ewald, a mercenary who chose to remain in the United States after the American Revolution in the 1770's
  • George Ewald, who arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1782 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Ewald Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gerh Georg Heinr Matthias Ewald, who arrived in America in 1837 2
  • Conrad Ewald, who landed in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Joh. Dethardt" 2
  • Conrad Ewald, who settled in Texas in 1845 with his wife Elisa Riemenschneider
  • Johannes Ewald, who landed in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Joh. Dethardt" 2
  • Johannes Ewald, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1846 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Ewald migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ewald Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • George Ewald, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Ewald (post 1700) +

  • Paul Peter Ewald FRS (1888-1985), German-born, American crystallographer and physicist, pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods, Fellow of the Royal Society (1958)
  • John G. Ewald, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 34th District, 1905-08 3
  • Dr. Reinhold Ewald (b. 1956), German physicist and European Space Agency astronaut who flew on the Soyuz TM-25 mission spending 20 days in space
  • Johann von Ewald (1744-1813), German military officer, recipient of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
  • Georg Heinrich August Ewald (1803-1875), German orientalist and theologian
  • Wolfgang Ewald, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 78 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Heinz Ewald, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 84 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Victor Ewald (1860-1935), Russian composer
  • Johannes Ewald (1743-1781), Danish national dramatist and poet
  • Rudolf Ewald Stier (1800-1862), German Protestant churchman, mystic


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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