Warnock Surname

39,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Warnock Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) = Warn(e1 (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -ic, -oc.

Warnock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5371:48,0915,824
Australia1,2791:21,1072,931
England1,1351:49,0916,121
Canada1,0781:34,1804,397
Scotland7901:6,7771,055
Northern Ireland7141:2,584525
New Zealand2521:17,9703,150
Ireland1781:26,4552,454
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Wales221:140,66110,115
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8041:5,510914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5271:7,1031,007
England1221:199,79815,918
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2351:40,6634,773

Warnock (34) may also be a first name.

Warnock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) = Warn(e1 (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -ic, -oc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Giolla Mhearnóg First anglicized Macgillavearnoge, this is an old Co. Down name cognate with but distinct from the Scottish MacIlvernock. SIF 152

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

This is an ancient name belonging to Co. Down. It appears as Macgillavearnoge in a Fiant of 1592 relating to that county, i.e. Mac Giolla Mhearnóg in Irish. Warnock occurs frequently in the hearth money rolls for Fermanagh and Donegal: in the latter it appears in the more Irish form MacIlvarnock.

It occurs in nearly the same form in Scotland-MacGilvernock and MacIlvernock, e.g. in the valuation rolls of Argyle, 1751. This is a sept or branch of the clan Graham of Menteith.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Giolla Mhearnóg First anglicized Macgillavearnoge, this is an old Co. Down name cognate with but distinct from the Scottish MacIlvernock. SIF 152

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of little Warn or Warin (protection).

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

Warnock Last Name Facts

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

Warnock is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Warnock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,998th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 555,496 people. The last name Warnock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Warnock are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

The surname Warnock is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,537 people, or 1 in 48,091. In The United States Warnock is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Warnock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warnock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Warnock surname grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 930 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warnock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Warnock last name is predominantly Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States Warnock are 14.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Warnock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning R 230,664 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warnnock938/
Warnocks932/
Warnocke930/
Warrnock930/
Warnoc925/
Warnok924/
Warnack86526/
Wernock8643/
Wornock8618/
Barnock869/
Warnnok865/
Varnock864/
Warnotk862/
Warhnok861/
Warnook860/
Warnosk860/
Warnacke801/
Warnnack801/
Warnacks800/
Warnac7796/
Warnak7717/
Wornok779/
Warznak7115/
Wornack714/
Warnake714/
Warnoux713/
Varnack711/
Barnouk711/
Varnacık678/
Barnoukh676/

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