How common is the surname Ewell?

4,794 people in the United States had the surname Ewell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,402 Americans. It ranked 6,988th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ewell?

Kayla Ewell, American actress, followed by Tom Ewell.

Where is the surname Ewell most common?

Wikidata records people named Ewell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Ewell?

Ewell is /ˈjuːəl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ewell getting more or less common?

More common. 4,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,794 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Ewell

An English surname, carried by 4,794 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈjuːəl/ 2 syllables Soundex E400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ewell is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English ēa (“river”) + well (“spring, source”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,794 people named Ewell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,402 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,651.

#6,988

rank among US surnames

4,794

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,700)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,979	Bolinger	4,805	64,255
#6,980	Gilbreath	4,804	64,268
#6,982	Herd	4,803	64,282
#6,983	O'Meara	4,801	64,309
#6,984	Corso	4,798	64,349
#6,985	Eberly	4,796	64,376
#6,987	Sidhu	4,795	64,389

Who is named Ewell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Ewell identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ewells

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kayla Ewell
American actress, born 1985
Tom Ewell
American actor (1909-1994)
Barney Ewell
Athletics competitor (1918-1996)
Dwight Ewell
American actor, born 1968

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ewell come from?: From Old English ēa (“river”) + well (“spring, source”).
How common is the surname Ewell?: 4,794 people in the United States had the surname Ewell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,402 Americans. It ranked 6,988th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ewell?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Ewell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ewell?: Kayla Ewell, American actress, followed by Tom Ewell.
Where is the surname Ewell most common?: Wikidata records people named Ewell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Ewell?: Ewell is /ˈjuːəl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ewell getting more or less common?: More common. 4,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,794 in 2010, up 3.1%.