MacEwan

MacEwan is a Scottish surname associated with an ancient Celtic clan on the west side of Scotland. The MacEwans had small ancestral holdings, but were fragmented by the 17th century resulting in a series of alternative spellings which include the McCune (Mack-Uwen becoming Mic-Quewen).

Family History

 * Summarized on a MacEWAN tie bought in Edinburgh in 2011:
 * This clan was anciently known as the MacEwans of Otter, and a building known as MacEwen's Castle stood near Kilfinan on the shore of Loch Fyne. They were allied to the MacLachlans and the MacNeils and in the 12th century owned part of Cowal. Ewen of Otter, from whom the clan takes its name, lived in the 13th century. About 1432 the Cambells acquired Otter and thereafter the power of the MacEwans declined. The name was last found in other parts of Scotland. The MacEwens were hereditary bards to the Clan Campbell.