Ewing (surname)
| Ewing | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːwɪŋ/ YEW-ing |
| Meaning | "(son of) Eógan" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Language(s) of origin | Scottish English |
| Related names |
MacEwen and McEwing Ewan and Ewans Ewen and Ewens Ewin and Ewins Hewin and Hewins Ewings |
| Clan affiliations |
Clan Ewen of Otter Clan MacLachlan Clan MacEwen Clan Campbell |
The surname Ewing is of Scottish origin, and is an Anglicised form derived from the Gaelic clan name "Clann Eóghain" meaning "Children of Eóghain".[1][2] The forename "Eógan" is thought to derive ultimately from the Greek eugenes (Greek- ευγενής, meaning "noble", literally "well-born").
The earliest known coat of arms in the name Ewing appears in the Workman Armorial dated 1566.[3]
Notable people with the surname "Ewing"
Born before 1800
- Finis Ewing (1773–1841)
- John Ewing (pastor) (1732-1801), Presbyterian pastor and university president
- John Ewing (1789–1858), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- John Hoge Ewing (1796–1887), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.
- Thomas Ewing (1789-1871), US politician
- William Lee D. Ewing (1795-1846), US politician
Born before 1900
- A. C. Ewing (1889–1973), British philosopher
- Alexander Ewing (1814–1873), Scottish church leader
- Andrew Ewing (1813–1864), American politician
- Arthur Henry Ewing (1864-1912), Presbyterian missionary and academic
- Bob Ewing (1873–1947), American baseball player
- Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (1860-1903), Scottish politician
- Dave Ewing (1881–1952), English footballer
- Edwin Hickman Ewing (1809–1902), American politician
- J. C. Ewing (fl.1902), American college sports coach
- James Alfred Ewing (1855–1935), physicist and engineer
- John Ewing (diplomat) (1857–1923), U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1913–1918
- John Ewing (1863–1895), professional baseball player
- James Ewing (1866–1943), pathologist
- John D. Ewing (1892–1952), Louisiana journalist; editor, publisher of Shreveport Times, Monroe New-Star-World
- Juliana Horatia Ewing (1842–1885), English children's writer
- Matthew Ewing (1815-1874), American inventor
- Norman Ewing (1870–1928), Australian politician
- Norman Orr-Ewing (1880-1960)
- Robert Ewing (mayor) (1849–1932), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, 1915–1917
- Buck Ewing (1859–1906), American Major League Baseball player
- Robert Ewing (newspaper publisher) (1859–1931), American newspaper journalist and editor active in Louisiana
- Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet (1818-1893), Scottish politician
- Thomas Ewing (1856-1920), Australian politician
- Thomas Ewing, Jr. (1829-1896), US lawyer, general and politician
Born before 1950
- Diana Ewing (1946-), American television actress
- Gifford Ewing, American marine biologist
- Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford (1931 - 2007), British Politician
- Ian Orr-Ewing (1912-1999), British politician
- James Arthur Ewing (1916-), 40th Governor of American Samoa
- James Eugene Ewing (1933-)
- John H. Ewing (1918–2012), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and State Senate
- Margaret Ewing (1945-), Scottish politician, wife of Fergus Ewing
- Maurice Ewing (1906-1974), American geophysicist and oceanographer
- Randy Ewing (1944-), American politician from Louisiana
- Robert Ewing III (1935–2007), American photographer, grandson of the newspaper publisher
- Rufus Ewing (1942-), politician in the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Streamline Ewing, born John Ewing (1917–2002), American jazz trombonist
- Thomas W. Ewing (1935-), US politician
- Winnie Ewing (1929-), Scottish politician
Born after 1950
- Al Ewing (1977–), British comic writer
- Annabelle Ewing (1960–), Scottish politician, daughter of Winnie Ewing
- Daniel Ewing (1983–), American professional basketball player
- Dan Ewing (1985–), Australian actor
- Fergus Ewing (1957–), Scottish politician, son of Winnie Ewing
- Fyfe Ewing (1970–), Irish drummer
- Garen Ewing (1969–), British comic creator
- Gavin Ewing (1981–), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Larry Ewing, American computer programmer
- Lynne Ewing, American author and a screen writer
- Marc Ewing (1969-), American developer of the Red Hat brand of software
- Maria Ewing (1950-), American opera singer
- Patrick Ewing (1962-), Jamaica-born American basketball player
- Patrick Ewing, Jr. (1984-), son of Patrick, American basketball player representing Jamaica internationally
- Reid Ewing (1988-), American actor
- Skip Ewing (1964-), American country music singer and songwriter
- Wenika Ewing (1985-), Turks and Caicos fashion model
Kerry Ewing(1972-) ASE Master certified diesel mechanic
Hallie Ewing (2000-) The first Asian Ewing born in the 21st century
Fictional characters
- The surname was used for a fictional Ewing family in the 1978-91 TV series Dallas, its 2012 sequel also called Dallas, and the spin-off series Knots Landing.
See also
- Ewing (disambiguation)
- Orr-Ewing Baronets
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson I
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson III
References
- Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (page 158, by P. H. Reaney, revised by R. M. Wilson, Third Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19-280663-7)
External links
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