McEwan

McEwan
Family name
Meaning derived from the Old Gaelic MacEoghainn, meaning 'son of Eoghainn'
Region of origin Scotland, Ireland
Related names MacKeon, MacKeowen, MacEwen, McKeown, McKeowon
Clan affiliations Clan MacEwen
Clan Campbell

McEwan is a long-established surname of Gaelic origins. The name is found in both Scotland and Northern Ireland, deriving from the Old Gaelic MacEoghainn, meaning 'the son of Eoghann'. Originating before standardised spelling, variations of the name date back at least to Malcolm MacEwen, a charter witness in 1174.[1]

McEwan is first recorded as a clan name in the early 13th century, when Eoghan Na H-Oitrich (anglicised as Ewan of Otter) founded the clan to live on the shores of Loch Fyne, Argyll. The clan remained there until 1432, when Swene MacEwan, 9th and last of Otter, gave the lands of Otter to Duncan Campbell of Clan Campbell and the Barony of Otter to James I.[1][2][3]

The surname has both a coat of arms and Scottish tartan.[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Surname Database: McEwan Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/McEwan. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "McEwan Family Crest and History". House of Names. http://www.houseofnames.com/mcewan-family-crest. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Tartan - MacEwen /MacEwan". Scottish Tartans World Register. http://www.scottish-tartans-world-register.com/tartan.aspx?record=1587. Retrieved 16 July 2011.