Ewing

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How to Pronounce Ewing

Pronounced YOO-ing /ˈjuː.ɪŋ/Medium

Meaning: Ewing is a Scottish surname meaning 'son of Ewen', from the Gaelic personal name Eoghan, usually read as 'born of the yew tree' or 'youth'. Used as an early-American first name, its later fame owes something to the Ewing family of the TV series 'Dallas' and to basketball's Patrick Ewing.Low

In 30 seconds: Ewing is a Scottish surname-name from Ewen/Eoghan ('born of the yew' or 'youth'), a vintage rarity (said 'YOO-ing').

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Origin LowScottish, Gaelic

MeaningEwing is a Scottish surname meaning 'son of Ewen', from the Gaelic personal name Eoghan, usually read as 'born of the yew tree' or 'youth'. Used as an early-American first name, its later fame owes something to the Ewing family of the TV series 'Dallas' and to basketball's Patrick Ewing.

U.S. rank (2021)#12718 ↘ Falling

2021 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1925

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,202

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ewing is a Scottish surname, 'son of Ewen', from Gaelic Eoghan — 'born of the yew' or 'youth'. Like many clan surnames it was handed on as a given name in early-1900s America. In popular culture it later surfaced as the surname of the oil-baron family on Dallas and of the great center Patrick Ewing.

It was always modest as a first name, spread thinly across the early twentieth century and fading by mid-century. Anyone named Ewing today would be elderly; the name reads as a sturdy Scottish surname-name, a distinctive vintage choice for parents drawn to heritage and yew-tree symbolism.

Did you know? Ewing was a turn-of-the-century surname-name: it trickled modestly for decades, never more than about four dozen boys in a year, cresting in the 1920s before fading.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Ewing — Scottish surname from Ewen/Eoghan; Dallas Ewing family & Patrick Ewing (cultural echo)

Variations

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Nicknames

Famous Bearers

★Patrick Ewing (b. 1962)
Jamaican-American Hall of Fame basketball center, a well-known bearer of the surname Ewing.

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ewing mean?

Ewing is a Scottish surname from Ewen/Eoghan, usually read as 'born of the yew' or 'youth'.

How do you pronounce Ewing?

It's said YOO-ing /ˈjuː.ɪŋ/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Ewing a boy or girl name?

Ewing is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Ewing?

Ewing was always rare, a vintage Scottish surname-name that faded after the early twentieth century.