Find out how popular the last name Warman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Warman.

Warman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Warman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Warman in America

Warman is the 10211th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Warman surname appeared 3,156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Warman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Warman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Warman

The surname Warman is of English origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "waer" meaning "wary" or "cautious" and "man" referring to a person. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to describe someone who was perceived as a particularly vigilant or careful individual.

One of the earliest known references to the name Warman can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as "Wareman" in the county of Hertfordshire. This historical record suggests that the name was already in use in England by the late 11th century.

During the 13th century, the name appears to have been particularly prevalent in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, with various spellings such as "Warmann" and "Wareman" being recorded in local documents and records.

One notable bearer of the name was Sir John Warman, a Member of Parliament for the borough of Ipswich in Suffolk during the 15th century. He was born around 1420 and served as an MP in the Parliaments of 1449 and 1472.

Another early example of the name is found in the form of William Warman, who was born in the village of Wivenhoe, Essex, in the late 15th century. He became a prominent merchant and served as a bailiff (a local official) in the nearby town of Colchester in 1520.

In the 16th century, the Warman surname appears to have spread more widely across England, with records showing bearers of the name in counties such as Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Yorkshire. One notable figure from this period was John Warman, a clergyman who was born in Gloucestershire in 1530 and later became the Rector of Weston-sub-Edge in the same county.

During the 17th century, the Warman name continued to be found in various parts of England, with some bearers of the name migrating to the American colonies. One such individual was Edward Warman, who was born in Oxfordshire in 1620 and later settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where he became a respected landowner and farmer.

Throughout the centuries, the Warman surname has been associated with various places and regions across England, including the village of Warmansworth (now called Warminster) in Wiltshire, which may have derived its name from an early bearer of the Warman surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Warman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Warman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Warman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Warman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Warman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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