The Warnock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,159 people carried this name — #6,567 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,065 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Warnock surname

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhearnóg (“son of the servant of (Saint) Mearnóg”), the patron saint of Kilmarnock.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Warnock» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 15 births for the Warnock name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Tyrone and Down.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 15

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Scotland’s registers today

Warnock was recorded 19 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 1203rd most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 26. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Warnock in American newspapers,
1900–1922.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Warnock
Great Falls Tribune 1922-09-30
Newspaper page from Daily Inter Mountain carrying the name Warnock
Daily Inter Mountain 1900-01-27
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Warnock
The Butte Inter Mountain 1903-12-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,078 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Warnock in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

8,715 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Warnock. The most, 1,394, date from the 1940s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 3,719
New South Wales 1,558
Western Australia 1,391
Queensland 938
South Australia 759
Tasmania 292
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Warnock.

Who carried it

People named Warnock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William R. Warnock
    William R. Warnock 1838–1918 · judge
  • David Warnock
    David Warnock 1865–1932 · politician
  • Amelia Beers Warnock
    Amelia Beers Warnock 1878–1956 · writer
  • George W. Warnock 1869–1958
  • Edmond Warnock 1887–1972 · politician
  • Irl B. Warnock 1896–1984 · botanical collector

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Warnock,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States686 records

686 records of the Warnock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 212
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 153
  • Other U.S. records 321
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David W. Warnock

    Born 1930; from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth W. Warnock

    Born 1916 in Washington. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Lewis; longshoreman from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susanna Warnock

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Grampion from Belfast, aged 18; laborer. From Belfast, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 686 records for Warnock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia410 records

410 records of the Warnock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 237
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 77
  • Other Australian records 96
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William Crawford Warnock

    Naturalised in Tasmania in 1903; storekeeper of Hobart, born in New York, United States of America.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Andrew Warnock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Oxenbridge, aged 50; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel J. Warnock

    Accountant of Toorak, Victoria; died 1951.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 410 records for Warnock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada35 records

35 records of the Warnock name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 16
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 13
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Warnock

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the European, landing at Quebec, bound for Port Credit, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Inglis Alexander Warnock

    Buried in 1955 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Warnock

    Died 1910 in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 35 records for Warnock in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Warnock name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • Stirling Council burial records 5
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Flora Warnock

    Buried in 1965 at Killearn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 78.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Warnock

    Highland Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas A. Warnock

    Died 1935, aged 85; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Warnock in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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