The surname Ewing is of Scottish origin, and is an Anglicised form derived from the Gaelic clan name " Clann Eóghain" meaning "Children of Eóghain". The forename " Eógan" is thought to derive ultimately from the

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in the name Ewing appears in the Workman Armorial dated 1566.Stodart, Robert R. 1881, ''Scottish Arms'', Edinburgh, William Paterson.

Notable people with the surname

Born before 1800

* Alexander Ewing (soldier) (1768–1827), soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 * Finis Ewing (1773–1841) * John Ewing (pastor) (1732–1801), American Presbyterian pastor and university president * John Ewing (1789–1858), U.S. Representative from Indiana *

John Hoge Ewing John Hoge Ewing (October 5, 1796 – June 9, 1887) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district from 1845 to 1847. Biography Ewi ...

(1796–1887), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is als ...

(1789–1871), U.S. politician * William Lee D. Ewing (1795–1846), U.S. politician

Born before 1900

* A.C. Ewing (1889–1973), British philosopher * Alexander Ewing (bishop) (1814–1873), Scottish church leader * Alexander Ewing (composer) (1830–1895), Scottish composer *

Alfred Ewing Sir James Alfred Ewing MInstitCE (27 March 1855 − 7 January 1935) was a Scottish physicist and engineer, best known for his work on the magnetic properties of metals and, in particular, for his discovery of, and coinage of the word, ''hys ...

(1855–1935), British physicist and engineer * Andrew Ewing (1813–1864), American politician * Arthur Henry Ewing (1864–1912), American Presbyterian missionary and academic * Bob Ewing (1873–1947), American baseball player * Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (1860–1903), Scottish politician * Clinton L. Ewing (1879–1953), American farmer, businessman, and politician * Dave Ewing (1881–1952), English footballer * Edwin Hickman Ewing (1809–1902), American politician * Emma Pike Ewing (1838–1917), American educator, author * George Clinton Ewing (1810–1888), American politician and founder of Holyoke, Massachusetts * George Edwin Ewing (1828–1884), Scottish sculptor *

Henry Ellsworth Ewing Henry Ellsworth Ewing (11 February 1883 – 5 January 1951) was an American arachnologist. He worked at several universities, but spent most of his career at the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Ewing was considered an authority on arachn ...

(1883–1951), American arachnologist * J. C. Ewing (1875–1965), American college sports coach * James Ewing (1866–1943), American pathologist * John Ewing (1863–1895), American baseball player * John D. Ewing (1892–1952), Louisiana journalist; editor, publisher of ''Shreveport Times'', ''Monroe New-Star-World'' *

Juliana Horatia Ewing Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty, 3 August 1841 – 13 May 1885) was an English writer of children's stories. Her writings display a sympathetic insight into children's lives, an admiration for things military, and a strong religious faith. L ...

(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 William "Buck" Ewing (October 17, 1859 – October 20, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Renowned for his offensive and defensive skills, he was the first 19th-century catcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. C ...

(1859–1906), American Major League Baseball player *

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet (4 January 1818 – 28 November 1893) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician. The Orr Ewing Baronetcy, of Ballikinrain in the County of Stirling and of Lennoxbank in the County of Dunbarton, was create ...

(1818–1893), Scottish politician *

(1856–1920), Australian politician * Thomas Ewing Jr. (1829–1896), American lawyer, general, and politician

Born before 1950

* Diana Ewing (born 1946), American television actress *

Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford, (20 January 1931 – 9 June 2007) was a Labour politician in Scotland. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 21 years, from a by-election in 1971 until the 1992 general election, when he became a ...

(1931–2007), British politician * Ian Orr-Ewing (1912–1999), British politician * James Arthur Ewing (born 1916), 40th Governor of American Samoa * James Eugene Ewing (born 1933), American evangelist * John H. Ewing (1918–2012), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and State Senate *

Margaret Ewing Margaret Anne Ewing (''née'' McAdam, formerly Bain; 1 September 1945 – 21 March 2006) was a Scottish teacher, journalist and politician. She served as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire from 1974 t ...

(1945–2006), Scottish politician, wife of Fergus Ewing *

Maurice Ewing William Maurice "Doc" Ewing (May 12, 1906 – May 4, 1974) was an American geophysicist and oceanographer. Ewing has been described as a pioneering geophysicist who worked on the research of seismic reflection and refraction in ocean basi ...

(1906–1974), American geophysicist and oceanographer *

Roger Ewing Roger Lawrence Ewing (born January 12, 1942) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood in the American western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Early life Ewing was born in Los A ...

(born 1942), American film and television actor *

Rufus Ewing Rufus Washington Ewing (born 1968) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician and medical doctor who served as the 3rd Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 13 November 2012 to 20 December 2016. He was elected Premier of the Turks and Caico ...

(born 1942), politician in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Streamline Ewing, born John Ewing (1917–2002), American jazz trombonist * Thomas W. Ewing (born 1935), American politician *

Winnie Ewing Winifred Margaret Ewing (' Woodburn; born 10 July 1929) is a Scottish politician, lawyer and figure within the independence movement who served as President of the Scottish National Party from 1987 to 2005. Ewing was a Member of the Scottish ...

(born 1929), Scottish politician

Born after 1950

Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...

(born 1977), British comic writer * Annabelle Ewing (born 1960), Scottish politician, daughter of Winnie Ewing * Daniel Ewing (born 1983), American professional basketball player * Dan Ewing (born 1985), Australian actor *

Fergus Ewing Fergus Stewart Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy from 2016 to 2021, having previously held two junior ministerial posts. He ...

(born 1957), Scottish politician, son of Winnie Ewing * Fyfe Ewing (born 1970), Irish drummer *

Garen Ewing Garen Ewing (born 1969, England) is an illustrator, designer and most notably a comic creator, being the writer and illustrator of '' The Adventures of Julius Chancer - The Rainbow Orchid''. As an aside, Ewing is a part-time researcher and writ ...

(born 1969), British comic creator *

Gavin Ewing Gavin Mackie Ewing (born 21 January 1981) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls a right-arm offbreak. As a teenager, he spent a short time at Potchefstroom Boys High in South Africa before returning to Zimbabwe to com ...

(born 1981), Zimbabwean cricketer * Larry Ewing, American computer programmer *

Lynne Ewing Lynne Ewing is an American author and screenwriter who has written 24 young adult novels, including the ''Daughters of the Moon'', '' Sons of the Dark'', and the ''Sisters of Isis'' series. Her books have been translated into seven languages. H ...

, American author and a screenwriter *

Marc Ewing Marc Ewing is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur. He is the creator and originator of the Red Hat brand of software, most notably the Red Hat range of Linux operating system distributions. He was involved in the 86open project in t ...

(born 1969), American developer of the Red Hat brand of software *

Maria Ewing Maria Louise Ewing (March 27, 1950 – January 9, 2022) was an American opera singer. In the early part of her career she performed solely as a lyric mezzo-soprano; she later assumed full soprano parts as well. Her signature roles were Blanche, ...

(1950–2022), American opera singer * Mason Ewing (born 1982), Cameroonian producer, director, scriptwriter and fashion designer *

Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. He played most of his career as the starting center for the N ...

(born 1962), Jamaica-born American basketball player and coach * Patrick Ewing Jr. (born 1984), son of Patrick, American basketball player representing Jamaica internationally *

Reid Ewing Reid Ewing (born November 7, 1988) is an American actor and musician known for his role as Dylan in the ABC comedy ''Modern Family'' and as Charlie Plunk in the TV series ''Zeke and Luther'' (2009–2011). Life and career Ewing appeared in th ...

(born 1988), American actor *

Skip Ewing Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing (born March 6, 1964) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums and has charted 15 singles on the '' Billboard'' country charts. Career Ewing was born ...

(born 1964), American country music singer and songwriter * Wenika Ewing (born 1985), Turks and Caicos fashion model

Fictional characters

''Dallas'' and ''Knots Landing''

The surname was used for the central Ewing family in the American primetime

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'', as well as its 2012 revival and its spin-off '' Knots Landing''. Listed below are characters who used that surname from all three series'. * Abby Ewing * Amanda Lewis Ewing * Ann Ewing *

April Stevens Ewing April Stevens Ewing is a fictional character that appeared in the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Sheree J. Wilson from 1986 to 1991. Story arc Background April Stevens married Jack Ewing ( Dack Rambo) and during their ...

* Betsy Ewing *

Bobby Ewing Bobby James Ewing is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' and its 2012 revival. The youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, he was portrayed by actor Patrick Duffy (1978–1985, 1986–1991). Bobby had been kil ...

* Bobby Ewing II * Cally Harper Ewing * Christopher Ewing * (Miss) Ellie Ewing Farlow *

Gary Ewing Garrison "Gary" Arthur Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, ''Knots Landing'', a spin-off of ''Dallas''. The character of Gary Ewing was first played by actor David Ackroyd in a 2-part ''Dallas'' season two episode "Reunion" i ...

Jack Ewing Jack Jay Ewing is a character that appeared in the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Dack Rambo from 1985 to 1987. Background Jack was born in Alaska in 1951, to Jason and Nancy Ewing. He had a younger sister named Jamie Ew ...

* Jamie Ewing Barnes *

Jock Ewing John Ross "Jock" Ewing Sr. (1909–1982) is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' created by David Jacobs. Jock was played by Jim Davis in the show's first four seasons from 1978 to 1981, and as a young man by Dale ...

John Ross Ewing III John Ross Ewing III is a fictional character from the American prime time soap opera ''Dallas'' and its 2012 continuation series. The character was first written into the series in the episode named " John Ewing III: Part 2" which first aired on A ...

* J.R. Ewing *

Lucy Ewing Lucy Ann Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series ''Dallas''. The character is played by Charlene Tilton and first appeared in the series premiere on April 2, 1978. Tilton left the show at the end of season 8 in 1 ...

* Pamela Barnes Ewing * Pamela Rebecca Ewing * Sue Ellen Ewing *

Valene Ewing Valene "Val" Ewing (maiden name Clements, formerly Gibson, Waleska), portrayed by Joan Van Ark, is a fictional character in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Knots Landing'', a spin-off from the long-running series '' Dallas'', in which she also a ...

References

* ''Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames'' (page 158, by P. H. Reaney, revised by R. M. Wilson, Third Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005, )

External links

Ewing Family Association

{{Surname Surnames of Scottish origin