Waring Surname

30,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Waring Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Warin, Guarin, Guérin, Gerin (‘Chanson de Roland’), Old Teutonic Warin(o, Werin(o, found very commonly as a single name and also freq. in compound names like Warinbald, Warinbert, Warinfrid, Werinbald, Werin- hard, &c.

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Waring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,1001:7,8481,148
United States6,1361:59,0716,984
Australia1,7821:15,1492,155
Canada8551:43,0945,351
Northern Ireland3411:5,4111,018
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Wales2141:14,4601,584
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
France541:1,230,050127,496
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
India361:21,307,372304,812
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Norway171:302,48730,120
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Swaziland41:324,550996
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2851:15,5431,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7401:6,5171,002
Wales341:46,1302,397
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5811:31,7643,822

The alternate forms: Wäring (55) are calculated separately.

Waring (223) may also be a first name.

Waring Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Warin, Guarin, Guérin, Gerin (‘Chanson de Roland’), Old Teutonic Warin(o, Werin(o, found very commonly as a single name and also freq. in compound names like Warinbald, Warinbert, Warinfrid, Werinbald, Werin- hard, &c. Warino, Werin, Werina (from), Werino, occur, e.g., in Heyne’s collection of 9th-11th cent. Old Low Ger. names (‘Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen’) [usually said to be from O.H.Ger. weri (mod. wehr) = Old English warn, defence, protection; but much more likely to be (with diminutive suff. -ín) from O.H.Ger. and O.L.Ger. wár (mod. Ger. wahr), wér = Middle Dutch (14th cent.) waer (mod. Dutch waar) = Old English wœr, true—cogn. with Latin ver-us, true] Warin-us (common).— Domesday-Bk.

Warin de la Stane,—Hundred Rolls Ivo son Guarin.—Patent Rolls.

The form with added -g seems to make its first (genuine) appearance in the 16th-cent.— Richard Warynge.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1528.

Quant assez eust Charlemaine ris et joie menée, lors fut commandé au duc Guarin de Monglainne qu’il gabast [Old French gaber, to jest],.—G(u)arin de Monglane, 176.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Son of Warin, Old German name.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Warin or Guarin (protection).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Warings, of Waringstown, co. Devon, are descended from John Waring, who settled in Ireland temp. James I. According to B.L.G., the patriarch of the family was Miles de Guerin, who came to England with William the Conqueror.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Waring Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waring Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Waring (Arabic: آرنج, Hindi: वारिंग) has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms: Wäring. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waring? popularity and diffusion

Waring is the 30,349th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 413,971 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Waring are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. Waring is also the 603,623rd most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 223 people.

Waring is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 7,100 people, or 1 in 7,848. In England Waring is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 9 percent live, Lancashire, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live. Besides England it exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Waring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waring has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Waring surname grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 629 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waring Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waring surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waring earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning 313,682 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.3% more than the national average, earning R 371,424 per year; in United States they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $45,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wäring9455/
Wearing923,198/
Warring92350/
Waering9278/
Wairing9220/
Wahring9220/
Warging9215/
Warieng927/
Wgaring922/
Waruing921/
Warng916/
Wearring8647/
Waitring863/
Wearings861/
Whearing860/
Waerring860/
Baring8312,469/
Wering83303/
Varing83120/
Woring8346/
Warink8343/
Wareng8340/
Watrng831/
Hwarng831/
Warrng830/
Werring77527/
Wehring77521/
Warrink77385/
Vearing77319/
Woering77308/
Bairing77300/
Worring77218/
Weering77209/
Bearing77186/
Barring77143/
Weuring7767/
Weiring7750/
Baaring7747/
Weyring7743/
Hvaring7734/
Warzeng7724/
Vaering7711/
Währing779/
Wärring777/
Varring774/
Weringh773/
Vairing773/
Wahreng773/
Wöhring772/
Bayring772/
Varingh771/
Bauring771/
Baringh771/
Wearnng771/
Whering771/
Werieng771/
Waireng771/
Woiring771/
Baringg771/
Wooring770/
Warreng770/
Uahring770/
Wohring770/
Warnk73167/
Uarng7324/
Barng7318/
Varng735/
Werng732/
Wottring7139/
Worrings7134/
Barringh7116/
Warrinck712/
Beahring711/
Wuehring711/
Beauring711/
Wootring710/
Wheering710/
Bearring710/
Warnke6711,238/
Boring677,674/
Bareng674,629/
Vering67734/
Barinc67316/
Werink67155/
Warnck67107/
Wereng6736/
Bäring6733/
Väring6718/
Huarng6716/
Uering679/
Böring678/
Varingova672/
Woreng672/
Voring672/
Wherng671/
Vareng671/
Watrinckx671/
Baharring671/
Worink670/
Weirng670/
Warnct670/

Waring Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waring in the Hindi language
वारिंगvaringa-
Waring in the Arabic language
آرنجarnj-

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