How common is the surname McEwen?

7,610 people in the United States had the surname McEwen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,571 Americans. It ranked 4,659th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McEwen?

Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist, followed by John McEwen.

Where is the surname McEwen most common?

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

How do you pronounce McEwen?

McEwen is /məˈkjuː.ən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname McEwen getting more or less common?

More common. 7,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,610 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname McEwen

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 7,610 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məˈkjuː.ən/ 3 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEwen is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eòghan”).

McEwen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,610 people named McEwen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,571 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,420.

#4,659

rank among US surnames

7,610

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,656	Borja	7,618	40,528
#4,657	Sparrow	7,614	40,550
#4,658	Martini	7,612	40,560
#4,659	McEwen	7,610	40,571

Who is named McEwen

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

82% of people named McEwen identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McEwens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robbie McEwen
Australian cyclist, born 1972
John McEwen
Australian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (1900-1980)
Shelby McEwen
American high jumper, born 1996
Tom McEwen
British equestrian, born 1991
Rosy McEwen
British actor, born 1994

Notable McEwens come mostly from Australia (2), the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McEwen

McEwen has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McEwen come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eòghan”).
How common is the surname McEwen?: 7,610 people in the United States had the surname McEwen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,571 Americans. It ranked 4,659th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McEwen?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named McEwen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McEwen?: Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist, followed by John McEwen.
Where is the surname McEwen most common?: Wikidata records people named McEwen in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce McEwen?: McEwen is /məˈkjuː.ən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is McEwen?: McEwen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McEwen getting more or less common?: More common. 7,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,610 in 2010, up 2.6%.