Warner Surname

3,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Warner Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) 1 the French Warmer, Guarnier, Guarner, Garnier, O. Teutonic Warinher(i, Warinhar(i, Werinher(i, Wernhere, &c. [v. under Warin, and + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari = Old English here = Old Norse her-r = Gothic harji-s, army] Warner-us is the form in Domesday- Bk.

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Warner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States110,4621:3,281336
England21,4691:2,595339
Australia8,7091:3,100431
Canada6,4591:5,705831
Germany1,3321:60,4407,772
South Africa1,3201:41,0445,264
New Zealand1,0911:4,151654
Liberia1,0151:4,343538
Trinidad and Tobago7981:1,709284
Wales6281:4,928533
Saint Kitts and Nevis5551:998
Scotland5121:10,4571,440
Jamaica4901:5,857744
Antigua and Barbuda4631:21430
France4061:163,60325,496
Netherlands3411:49,5238,473
Barbados2831:1,016243
Ireland2401:19,6212,041
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Spain1851:252,71416,124
Chile1651:106,7673,965
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
Mexico1481:838,69111,929
United States Virgin Islands1461:756100
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Panama1361:28,7671,703
Philippines1341:755,50974,327
Guyana1231:6,1971,065
Northern Ireland1131:16,3282,170
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1121:1,006226
Denmark1081:52,2665,373
Singapore981:56,2012,231
India841:9,131,731182,786
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Bermuda531:1,232195
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Colombia491:974,9819,135
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Costa Rica451:106,2241,756
Poland421:904,97068,062
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Norway381:135,32317,347
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Aruba321:3,234449
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Jersey301:3,307613
Guam291:5,521755
Namibia291:83,0837,912
Portugal281:372,08012,265
British Virgin Islands251:1,264193
Austria211:405,49741,758
Anguilla191:70767
China191:71,964,2933,948
Saint Lucia191:9,4101,001
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Saint Martin121:2,93074
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Dominica51:15,178463
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Montserrat41:1,237187
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tonga41:26,828461
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2191:20,2282,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,7291:2,272322
Wales1111:14,130841
Scotland891:42,0593,125
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,9471:1,735175

The alternate forms: Wärner (43), Warñer (1) & Wãrner (1) are calculated separately.

Warner (13,460) may also be a first name.

Warner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) 1 the French Warmer, Guarnier, Guarner, Garnier, O. Teutonic Warinher(i, Warinhar(i, Werinher(i, Wernhere, &c. [v. under Warin, and + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari = Old English here = Old Norse her-r = Gothic harji-s, army] Warner-us is the form in Domesday- Bk. and the 12th-cent. Pipe-Rolls; Warner and Wariner (le Botiler) occur in the 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls.

2 a contraction of Warrener, q.v.

Richard le Warner.—Hundred Rolls Watte the Warner.—Piers Plowman, 3107.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Game Warden” in Old English. Cf. Warren.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Warner (protecting warrior); an officer employed to watch over the game in a park.

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

1. An ancient baptismal name, written in Domesday Warnerus and Warnerius. 2. Sometimes a corruption of Warrener. "The warner is hardy and fell." Halliwell. H.R, Le Warner.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard, Hubert, William Warnerus, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hubert Warnier, 1198 (Ib.); Geoffry, Robert, John Warnerius, Warnir, le Warner, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Warrener. (variant: Mainwaring.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

In the Domesday Book, Warner; a personal name.

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

Warner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warner (Arabic: وارنر, Marathi: वारनेर) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as: Wärner, Warñer or Wãrner. For other possible spellings of Warner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,503rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,586 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Warner live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 50,064th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 13,460 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 110,462 people, or 1 in 3,281. In The United States Warner is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 136 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Warner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Warner surname expanded 382 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 566 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 110 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Warner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Warner surname is chiefly Anglican (53%) in Ireland and Christian (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Warner surname are 14.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Warner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.37% less than the national average, earning 261,745 kr per year; in Peru they earn 662.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 147,841 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.57% more than the national average, earning R 376,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning $19,640,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wärner9443/
Warñer941/
Wãrner941/
Warnier922,860/
Warrner92131/
Waerner9280/
Wearner9251/
Warnner9218/
Wargner9217/
Warneer922/
Waarner922/
Warnejr922/
Wuarner922/
Wairner921/
Warnere921/
Warnher921/
Wharner920/
Wahrner920/
Warnerr920/
Warinner86391/
Wuarnier8619/
Warrnier865/
Waurnier863/
Warnnier862/
D'Warner861/
Waernier861/
Warrnner860/
Werner83234,694/
Varner8324,621/
Wörner8313,042/
Barner838,191/
Worner832,027/
Warnir831/
Warnjr831/
Uarner830/
Warnerová806/
Warrenner805/
Warrinner801/
Warinnger801/
Warinnier801/
Woerner774,736/
Varnier773,556/
Wernher77151/
Werzner77137/
Bairner7764/
Werhner7749/
Wärzner7748/
Barrner7734/
Waernér7731/
Barnner7721/
Wörnert7718/
Wernner7715/
Vahrner7714/
Wernier779/
Vearner778/
Währner778/
Wornner777/
Weirner776/
Wuerner776/
Wuorner775/
Werneer774/
Wärhner774/
Barneer773/
Werrner773/
Whorner772/
Barnerr772/
Bearner772/
Varneir772/
Wärgner772/
Hwerner771/
Worrner771/
Wherner771/
Varnerd771/
Varrner771/
Vaurner771/
Vaerner771/
Varnere771/
Wörnher771/
Wörzner771/
Wornert771/
Wornier771/
Bahrner771/
Baurner770/
Varnner770/
Wehrner770/
Varneer770/
Woirner770/
Warnnir770/
Woorner770/
Warrinnier7555/
Warrennier751/
Vuarnier7132/
Warrinre712/
Wuerrner711/
Weirnert711/
Woernner710/
Bearnear710/
Barinner710/
Börner6718,239/
Verner6713,879/
Borner673,724/
Wernér6743/
Uorner6742/
Barnir6727/
Bärner6721/
Vorner6718/
Varnerová6716/
Varinnier6715/
Vörner6712/
Värner678/
Varnheart671/
Wernir671/
Varnerova671/
Wernèr671/
Barrinner671/

Warner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warner in the Marathi language
वारनेरvaranera-
Warner in the Arabic language
وارنرwarnr-
ورنرwrnr-
ارنورarnwr-

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