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If one looks at the geographic distribution of the variants MacEwan and MacEwen in the 1881 UK census, it becomes apparent that the MacEwen variant mainly occurred in the extreme northeast in
Kirkwall, and at a lesser density in the adjacent Inverness shire. By contrast MacEwan occurred almost
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79:The Scottish surname
603:"What Is A MacEwen?"
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