Last Name EWART

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Meaning The ewe-herd, one who tended ewes. Similar to names like Calvert. Coward. Oxnard. Shepherd, etc. Aloso a local name, 'of Ewart,' a township in the parish of Diddiugton, county Northumberland. The Scotch border Ewarts sprang from this place, and are well represented in ENglishdirectories.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 13,628 (2000 US census) 12,641 (1990 US census)
Count 2,042 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.6%, or 1850 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.35%, or 150 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.83%, or 17 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.83%, or 17 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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