Warr Surname

48,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Warr Surname Definition:

= Ware, q.v.

Henry atte Warr.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

John la Warre.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1310.

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Warr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3161:83,9809,517
England2,6191:21,2752,996
Mauritania1,1441:3,579436
Australia1,0151:26,5973,615
Canada5911:62,3447,286
Senegal1401:104,1381,060
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Wales1191:26,0042,705
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Pakistan891:2,007,23519,294
Guernsey591:1,092205
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Malta241:17,9281,021
Scotland201:267,69112,985
France181:3,690,151224,666
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Liberia151:293,90216,977
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
India131:59,005,029552,550
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6481:14,7912,203
Wales361:43,5672,298
Guernsey181:1,814317
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5931:84,6868,830

Warr (72) may also be a first name.

Warr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Ware, q.v.

Henry atte Warr.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

John la Warre.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1310.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

War appears to be an obsolete topographical word, of uncertain meaning. It was formerly prefixed by the particles De la, as in the ancient family De la Warr, whose heiress married, in the XV, cent., West, the lineal ancestor of the Earl De la Warr.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Warrer (?); a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a contraction of warren or warton, meaning 'dweller at the warren'.

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Warr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺭ) is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,323rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 682,610 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Warr are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Warr is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 72 people.

The surname Warr is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,316 people, or 1 in 83,980. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 11 percent reside.

Warr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Warr last name expanded 728 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 178 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Warr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Methodist (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Warr are 19.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Warr earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning R 185,964 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $53,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warre89212/
Wairr8944/
Wuarr895/
Warrp891/
Wearr890/
War8649,269/
H'Warr801/
Wairre801/
Wuarre801/
Warrdh801/
Warrdt800/
Barr75105,411/
Ware7593,824/
Wear758,990/
Wahr75749/
Wair75693/
Varr75272/
Worr75175/
Vwar75163/
Warz75158/
Waar75158/
Hwar75123/
Wuar7581/
Waur7544/
Warh7527/
Whar7516/
Warø7515/
Wwar753/
Wgar751/
Varre677,114/
Weare671,983/
Bairr67722/
Waire67688/
Whear67529/
Wahar67273/
Whare67239/
Hware67208/
Waare67191/
Varır67188/
Worre67180/
Waure67142/
Wayre6786/
Wahur6759/
Barrh6748/
Wearp6734/
Bearr6731/
Baurr6713/
Waitr678/
Waird677/
Watrt677/
Wathr676/
Weirr676/
Wahre675/
Warhe674/
Warph674/
Worrh673/
Wuard672/
Vwarp671/
Worrz671/
H'War671/
Bajrr671/
Wartt671/
Baarr671/
Weahr671/
Worrt671/
Wearh671/
Hwaar671/
Wharp671/
Wasrh671/
Waarh671/
Waarø671/
Wuart671/
Barrå671/
Vware671/
Whorr671/
Wasrt671/
Warht671/
Wayjr671/
Worrd670/
Weaur670/
Wasrd670/
Watrz670/
Wahrd670/
Wuhar670/
Wahrt670/

Warr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺭwar99.66
ﻭﺍﺭﻭwarw0.34

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