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Ireland
Scotland
England

The Ewen surname is derived from the Gaelic personal name Eógann, which comes from the Latin name, Eugenius, which means well born. Ewen 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 Ewen family was established in Scotland, well before the Norman Conquest of England, in 1066.

Early Origins of the Ewen family

The surname Ewen 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 Ewen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ewen research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1164, 1650 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Ewen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ewen Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Ewen family

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Ewen Ranking

In the United States, the name Ewen is the 17,780^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Ewen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ewen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nicholas Ewen, who landed in Virginia in 1638 3
Jane Ewen, who arrived in Virginia in 1648 3
John Ewen, who landed in Maryland in 1649 3
Ann Ewen, who landed in Maryland in 1649 3
Richard Ewen, who landed in Maryland in 1649 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Ewen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Ewen, who landed in America in 1782 3

Ewen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert N Ewen, who landed in Iowa in 1882 3

Ewen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ewen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Matty Ewen, aged 18, a spinster, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Protector" in 1834

Ewen migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ewen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Robert Ewen, a shoemaker, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia sometime between 1825 and 1832
James Ewen, a cabinet-maker, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia sometime between 1825 and 1832
Thomas Ewen, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Poictiers" in 1848 4
Edward Ewen, aged 30, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Lismoyne"

Ewen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ewen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Ewen, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Phoebe" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 18th April 1843 5
Mrs. Ewen, British settler travelling from London with 3 children aboard the ship "Phoebe" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 18th April 1843 5
Mrs. Ewen, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Kingston" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 29th December 1858 6
Mr. Chapman Ewen, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Kingston" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 29th December 1858 6
Mr. Alexander Ewen, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Kingston" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 29th December 1858 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Ewen (post 1700) +

William Ewen (1720-1776), American first president of the Council of Safety of Georgia during the American Revolution
Walter Ewen, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Derby, 1946 7
R. A. Ewen, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908 7
Charles Ewen, American politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 15th District, 1937-40 7
Bill Ewen, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936 7
John Ewen (1741-1821), Scottish lyricist credited with writing well-known Scottish song, "0 weel may the boatie row" 8
Todd Gordon Ewen (1966-2015), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player who played from 1986 to 1977 principally as an enforcer
Dickie Ewen (b. 1939), Scottish former professional football outside right
Mortimer Ewen (1816-1887), English cricketer from Lodsworth, Sussex, active 1826-1834
Jade Almarie Louise Ewen (b. 1988), English singer, songwriter and actress
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Ewen family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. William Ewen, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 9

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) POICTIERS 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Poictiers.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html