Ewin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland
England

The Ewin surname is derived from the Gaelic personal name Eógann, which comes from the Latin name, Eugenius, which means well born. Ewin is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronyms were formed when a son used his father's personal name as a surname, while others came from the personal names of famous religious and secular figures. The Ewin family was established in Scotland, well before the Norman Conquest of England, in 1066.

Early Origins of the Ewin family

The surname Ewin was first found in Ulster where the name has been "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 1659-60 is 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." 1

The name is Mac Eoghain in Irish Gaelic and may have a close relationship with the Scotland where "it is sometimes a synonym of the Scottish MacEwen. 1

Early History of the Ewin family

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Ewin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ewing, Ewin, Ewen, Ewans, Ewens and others.

Early Notables of the Ewin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Captain Finley Ewing (b. circa 1650) who was recognized for his bravery at the Battle of Boyne by King William III

Ewin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ewin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Ewin, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 2

Ewin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Ewin, who arrived in Virginia in 1702 2
Sarah Ewin, who landed in Virginia in 1705 2

Ewin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E Ewin, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ewin (post 1700) +

William Ewin, American politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 9th District, 1879-82 3
W. G. Ewin, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876 3
J. O. Ewin, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama, 1896 3

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html