Warring Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Warring Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Warin' or Waring. Old French Guarin (v. Wareing and Warren). The 'g' is excrescent, as in Jennings.

William Waryn or Warryng: Register of the University of Oxford.

1653.

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Warring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
England541:1,031,81650,675
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5891:85,2618,887

The alternate forms: Wärring (7) are calculated separately.

Warring (23) may also be a first name.

Warring Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Warin' or Waring. Old French Guarin (v. Wareing and Warren). The 'g' is excrescent, as in Jennings.

William Waryn or Warryng: Register of the University of Oxford.

1653. Baptised — Robert, s. Robert Warrin: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Waring.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Warring Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warring is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wärring. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warring? popularity and diffusion

The last name Warring is the 801,116th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname Warring occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Warring are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Warring is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 297,142. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 49 percent live, Ontario, where 36 percent live and Manitoba, where 8 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Warring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warring has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Warring last name contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warring Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

The amount Warring earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning R 261,852 per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wärring957/
Wearring9347/
Waerring930/
Waring9217,604/
Warrng920/
Wearing863,198/
Werring86527/
Warrink86385/
Worring86218/
Barring86143/
Waering8678/
Wahring8620/
Wairing8620/
Warging8615/
Warieng867/
Varring864/
Wgaring862/
Waruing861/
Warreng860/
Warng836/
Worrings8034/
Barringh8016/
Waitring803/
Warrinck802/
Wearings801/
Whearing800/
Bearring800/
Baring7712,469/
Wering77303/
Varing77120/
Wäring7755/
Woring7746/
Warink7743/
Wareng7740/
Watrng771/
Hwarng771/
Baharring751/
Borring71647/
Wehring71521/
Vearing71319/
Woering71308/
Bairing71300/
Weering71209/
Bearing71186/
Weuring7167/
Barrink7161/
Bärring7150/
Weiring7150/
Baaring7147/
Weyring7143/
Barreng7141/
Hvaring7134/
Warzeng7124/
Vaering7111/
Währing719/
Varreng718/
Börring714/
Weringh713/
Vairing713/
Wahreng713/
Verring713/
Bayring712/
Wöhring712/
Bairrng711/
Varingh711/
Uerring711/
Bauring711/
Baringh711/
Wearnng711/
Whering711/
Werieng711/
Waireng711/
Woiring711/
Baringg711/
Warrenk710/
Uahring710/
Wohring710/
Wooring710/
Warnk67167/
Wottring6739/
Uarng6724/
Barng6718/
Hverring676/
Varng675/
Werng672/
Veerring672/
Wuehring671/
Beahring671/
Beauring671/
Wheering670/
Wootring670/

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Footnotes

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