Waring Surname
Approximately 17,604 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWaring Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,100 | 1:7,848 | 1,148 |
| United States | 6,136 | 1:59,071 | 6,984 |
| Australia | 1,782 | 1:15,149 | 2,155 |
| Canada | 855 | 1:43,094 | 5,351 |
| Northern Ireland | 341 | 1:5,411 | 1,018 |
| New Zealand | 223 | 1:20,306 | 3,569 |
| Wales | 214 | 1:14,460 | 1,584 |
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| Scotland | 131 | 1:40,869 | 3,816 |
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 285 | 1:15,543 | 1,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,740 | 1:6,517 | 1,002 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,581 | 1:31,764 | 3,822 |
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.
Son of Warin, Old German name.
(English) Descendant of Warin or Guarin (protection).
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.
Waring Demographics
Average Waring Salary in
United States
$45,662 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waring Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waring Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waring (Arabic: آرنج, Hindi: वारिंग) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Wäring. Click here for other potential spellings of Waring.
How Common Is The Last Name Waring? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,349th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 413,971 people. The last name Waring occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Waring live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Waring is also the 603,623rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 223 people.
It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 7,100 people, or 1 in 7,848. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 9 percent are found, Lancashire, where 9 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Waring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Waring has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing 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 contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Waring Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waring last name is primarily Anglican (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Waring surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.67% registered with the political 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
Waring Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waring in the Hindi language | ||
| वारिंग | varinga | - |
| Waring in the Arabic language | ||
| آرنج | arnj | - |
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Footnotes
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