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Ewing
OriginEnglish from Greek
Meaning"noble, well-born"
About Ewing
A surname very rarely heard as a first, associated with Hall of Fame basketball star Patrick Ewing and, in the 1980s, the oil-rich Ewing family on the nighttime soap, "Dallas"
Pronounced YOO-ing.
As of October 2026, Ewing ranked #12718 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #615 in 1885.
Editor's take: The name Ewing is a boy's name meaning "noble, well-born".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Ewing on lists
Famous Ewings
- Ewing Marion Kauffman
American businessman and MLB team owner
- Ewing Young
American fur trader and early Oregon settler
- Ewing Young "Big 'un" Freeland
American college football coach
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American basketball player
Ewing in pop culture
- Ewing Klipspringer
character in "The Great Gatsby"
- Ewing
minor character in "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi
- Ewing
family name on TV's "Dallas"
Ewing in blog posts
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