Warren Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Warren Name Meaning: Meaning 'Game park', 'Holding', 'enclosure'.

A surname or forename of Norman origin which is believed to stem from the a place in France known as 'La Varrenne' which means 'the game park'. This surname was probably taken from those that worked or lived in a game reserve.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Warren Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Warren family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,818
Agricultural Labourer 553
Domestic Servant 190
Dress Maker 180
Labourer 175
General Servant 167
General Labourer 165
Laundress 134
Farm Labourer 120
Coal Miner 98
Annuitant 71
Carpenter 71
House Keeper 66
Gardener 63
General Servant Domestic 62
Charwoman 55
Servant 53
Shoe Maker 49
No Occupation 48
Painter 44
Bricklayer 42
Farmers Son 42
Grocer 41
Errand Boy 40
Tailor 40

Warren Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Warren 100% 140,068
2 Warron 83% 1,910
3 Warran 83% 1,888
4 Warrin 83% 1,120
5 Waren 83% 1,035
6 Werren 83% 438
7 Worrin 67% 306
8 Worren 83% 283

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The surname Warren is the most popular version of all its varients

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