How common is the surname Ewing?

33,314 people in the United States had the surname Ewing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,268 Americans. It ranked 1,049th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ewing?

Maria Ewing, American opera singer (soprano/mezzo-soprano), followed by Thomas Ewing.

Where is the surname Ewing most common?

Wikidata records people named Ewing in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Ewing?

Ewing is /ˈjuːwɪŋ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ewing getting more or less common?

More common. 32,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,314 in 2010, up 1.2%.

Is Ewing also a first name?

Yes. Ewing is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ewing

A surname, carried by 33,314 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈjuːwɪŋ/ 2 syllables Soundex E520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ewing is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 33,314 people named Ewing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,268 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 32,925.

#1,049

rank among US surnames

33,314

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #969)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,040	Holder	33,465	9,226
#1,041	Bird	33,457	9,228
#1,042	Bonner	33,446	9,231
#1,043	Ferrell	33,418	9,239
#1,044	Cotton	33,374	9,251
#1,045	Dotson	33,347	9,259
#1,046	McGowan	33,340	9,261

Who is named Ewing

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

76% of people named Ewing identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ewings

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maria Ewing
American opera singer (soprano/mezzo-soprano), 1950–2022
Thomas Ewing
American politician (1789–1871)
James Ewing
American pathologist (1866–1943)
Larry Ewing
American software programmer, born 1978
Maurice Ewing
American geophysicist and oceanographer (1906–1974)
Reid Ewing
American actor and musician, born 1988
William Lee D. Ewing
American politician (1795–1846)
Daniel Ewing
American basketball player (born 1983)
Dan Ewing
Australian actor, born 1985
Thomas Ewing Jr.
American jurist and Union Army general (1829–1896)
Diana Ewing
American actress, born 1946
Buck Ewing
American baseball player, manager (1859–1906)

Notable Ewings come mostly from the United States (13), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Ewing?: 33,314 people in the United States had the surname Ewing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,268 Americans. It ranked 1,049th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ewing?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Ewing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ewing?: Maria Ewing, American opera singer (soprano/mezzo-soprano), followed by Thomas Ewing.
Where is the surname Ewing most common?: Wikidata records people named Ewing in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Ewing?: Ewing is /ˈjuːwɪŋ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ewing getting more or less common?: More common. 32,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,314 in 2010, up 1.2%.
Is Ewing also a first name?: Yes. Ewing is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.