Ewynn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
Scotland
England

Etymology of Ewynn

What does the name Ewynn mean?

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

Early Origins of the Ewynn family

The surname Ewynn 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 Ewynn family

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Ewynn Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Ewynn family

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Ewynn migration to the United States +

Ewynn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Tho Ewynn, aged 16, who arrived in Bermuda, (Somers Islands) in 1635 aboard the ship "Truelove" 2

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm