Warmington Surname

124,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Warmington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Warmington (Northants: 13th cent. Wermington, 10th cent. Wermingtún, Wyrmingtún; Warw.: 13th cent. Warmynton, Domesday Warmintone) = the Estate of the Wyrm(a Family [the pers. name is from Old English wyrm ( = Old Norse orm-r), serpent, dragon + -inga, genit.

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Warmington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8991:30,0294,025
England8181:68,1157,882
United States7471:485,21941,025
Jamaica5571:5,153672
Canada2501:147,38215,086
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5451:44,7255,568
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Warmington (13) may also be a first name.

Warmington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Warmington (Northants: 13th cent. Wermington, 10th cent. Wermingtún, Wyrmingtún; Warw.: 13th cent. Warmynton, Domesday Warmintone) = the Estate of the Wyrm(a Family [the pers. name is from Old English wyrm ( = Old Norse orm-r), serpent, dragon + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, farm, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Warwick and Northampton are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire, Warv.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Warmington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warmington is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warmington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,716th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,994,402 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Warmington reside; 29 percent reside in Australasia and 29 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Warmington is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 30,029. In Australia Warmington is primarily found in: South Australia, where 69 percent live, Queensland, where 13 percent live and New South Wales, where 8 percent live. Beside Australia Warmington exists in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Warmington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Warmington has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Warmington surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 869 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Warmington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Warmington surname is chiefly Anglican (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States Warmington are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Warmington earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning R 192,624 per year; in United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $50,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warmingtong951/
Warminghton951/
Wormington901,261/
Barmington904/
Warmingtom901/
Wirmington900/
Wormingtom802/
Bormington800/

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