Warcup Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Warcup Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Warcop (Westmd.), 13th cent. Warthecop, Warthecopp = .the Watch or Guard Hill-Top [v. under Warbreck, and + an apparently Scandinavian borrowing of Old English copp, a summit]

Warcup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2771:201,14817,563
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Canada461:800,99162,809
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Warcup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Warcop (Westmd.), 13th cent. Warthecop, Warthecopp = .the Watch or Guard Hill-Top [v. under Warbreck, and + an apparently Scandinavian borrowing of Old English copp, a summit]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Warcup, a parish in Westmoreland, perhaps compounded of Anglo-Saxon cop, the head.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Warcup Last Name Facts

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

Warcup is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warcup? popularity and diffusion

It is the 580,291st most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. Warcup occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Warcup live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 201,148. In England Warcup is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 42 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent are found and Northumberland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Warcup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Warcup has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Warcup last name rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warcup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Warcup are 26.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Warcup earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $46,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warkcup9278/
Warcop83156/
Warkup83116/
Wircup831/
Warkupa774/
Barcoup771/
Warkupai7128/
Warekupa719/
Wairukip711/
Warkop6712/
Warkap676/
Wargop673/
Warukapea671/
Werkup670/
Wirkup670/
Workup670/
Barkup670/
Bearcub6234/

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