Given name & surname

Mcewan

“son of Eòghan”

McEwan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McEwan is a form of McEwen. McEwen goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain, meaning “son of Eòghan.”

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Where it comes from

McEwan is a form of McEwen. McEwen comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mcewan’s family of names

In English usage, Mcewan as a surname has a related form in McEwen.

Walk Mcewan’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Irish · Saints

Mcelwain

“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”

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Gaelic

Mclellan

“son of the servant of Faolán”

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Gaelic

Mcedward

“son of Éadbhard”

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Gaelic

McPhedran

“son of Pheadaran”

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Gaelic · Modern

Ewan

“the little swift one”

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Gaelic

Mcennis

McEnnis is a surname, probably from Scottish Gaelic.

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Irish

Mcevoy

“son of the yellow-haired lad”

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Gaelic

Mcevers

“son of Íomhar”

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Sibling ideas

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