The Warrick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,347 people carried this name — #5,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,117 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Warrick surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Warwick’.

An early record he cites: John de Warrewyc, Yorkshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Warwick and Warrick.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 795 · public domain.

In print

Warrick in American newspapers,
1904–1929.

Newspaper page from The Herald Of The Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary carrying the name Warrick
The Herald Of The Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary 1929-10-10
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Warrick
Santa Fe New Mexican 1904-04-18
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Warrick
Santa Fe New Mexican 1904-04-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 31,965 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Warrick in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

4,675 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Warrick. The most, 1,393, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 1,863
Victoria 1,136
South Australia 796
Queensland 412
New South Wales 340
Tasmania 50
ACT (Canberra) 35

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

Who carried it

People named Warrick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ruth Warrick
    Ruth Warrick 1916–2005 · actor
  • Patricia S. Warrick 1925–2023 · editor
  • Frank Warrick 1944–2021 · disc jockey

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 Warrick,
in the records of 5 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 States418 records

418 records of the Warrick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 91
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Clarence Ray Warrick

    Born 1942; from Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Jessie D. Warrick

    Born 1923 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 at Tyler, Texas; waiter from Gregg County, Texas. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran; died 2000, buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Longview, Texas.

    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 Arthur Warrick

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Saint Paul from Southampton, aged 44; manufacturer. From France; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 418 records for Warrick in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Australia95 records

95 records of the Warrick name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 42
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Warrick

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lord Eldon, arriving 1817.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ada Warrick

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Bulimba, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert Stanley Warrick

    Farmer of Vectis East, Victoria; died 1992.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 95 records for Warrick 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); 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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Warrick name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dorothy Georgina Warrick

    Died 1968; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

    Died 1871 in New Annan, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fred Warrick

    Buried in 1984 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 6 records for Warrick in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Warrick name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. J. Warrick

    Royal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Warrick

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 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 First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Warrick

    He Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Warrick name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene George Warrick

    Born 1891 in Paris; died 1974 in Évreux (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francoise Madeleine Warrick

    Born 1926 in Paris; died 1999 in Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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