The Warrington surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,477 people carried this name — #7,441 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,445 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Warrington surname

As an English and Welsh surname

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

An early record he cites: Roger de Warinton, Derbyshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

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

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Warrington was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Staffordshire: 16 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 625. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Staffordshire 16
Derbyshire 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Warrington in American newspapers,
1854–1923.

Newspaper page from Roanoke Rapids Herald carrying the name Warrington
Roanoke Rapids Herald 1923-10-26
Newspaper page from Crossville Chronicle carrying the name Warrington
Crossville Chronicle 1915-06-02
Newspaper page from Green-mountain Freeman carrying the name Warrington
Green-mountain Freeman 1854-07-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,175 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Warrington in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

8,521 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Warrington. The most, 1,425, date from the 1930s. New South Wales 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 the Northern Territory, at 5.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,580
Victoria 2,647
Queensland 828
South Australia 608
Western Australia 491
Tasmania 281
Northern Territory 57
ACT (Canberra) 18

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

Who carried it

People named Warrington,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lewis Warrington
    Lewis Warrington 1782–1851 · military officer
  • Lewis Warrington d. 1879 · military personnel
  • George Henry Carew 1769–1842
  • Hanmer Warrington 1776–1847 · diplomat
  • Hanmer Warrington 1776–1847 · diplomat
  • Mary Jane Hampton 1873–

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 Warrington,
in the records of 7 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 States498 records

498 records of the Warrington name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 129
  • Other U.S. records 204
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edgar L. Warrington

    Born 1913 in Iowa. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Dodge Herrold; carpenter from Emmet County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at East Side Memorial Cemetery, Estherville, Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles W. Warrington

    Born 1948; from Woodland Hills, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Warrington

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the China from Liverpool, aged 16; laborer. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 498 records for Warrington in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia256 records

256 records of the Warrington name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 133
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 45
  • Other Australian records 78
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Paver Warrington

    Died 1927 in Wynyard, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1927.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Samuel Warrington

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844. Married 1844 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, aged 36.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. 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 Isaac Warrington

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Hebe, arriving 1820; ticket of leave 1829. Native of Suf Luddenham.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 256 records for Warrington 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) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada146 records

146 records of the Warrington name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 129
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Joseph Warrington

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Elijah, bound for Port Mattoon, aged 25.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Warrington

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Austrian, landing at Quebec, bound for Wellington Square, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank S. Warrington

    Buried in 1983 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 70.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 146 records for Warrington in Canada.

Counts: 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 Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · 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: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); 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).

United Kingdom25 records

25 records of the Warrington name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 17
  • Stirling Council burial records 4
  • Other British records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Warrington

    Buried in 1900 at Mar Place Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 71.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Warrington

    Buried in 1817 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 72.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record James Warrington

    Born 1886. Died 1917. Named in the George Heriot's School roll of honour, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Warrington 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. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. 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).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Warrington name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gertrude Constance Warrington

    Died 1983, aged 95; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patricia Fay Warrington

    Died 1954; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lily Warrington

    Died 1898, aged 18; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Warrington in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Warrington 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 Clara Warrington

    Born 1927 in Dominique; died 1995 in Grand-Bourg (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Warrington in France.

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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Warrington name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Thomas Warrington

    Married in 1642 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Margrieta Warrington

    Baptised in 1646 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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