Warrne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The surname Warrne likely is derived from the place name Wearne, a hamlet, in the parish of Huish-Episcopi, poor-law union of Langport, E. division of the hundred of Kingsbury in Somerset, 1 or Warne in Marytavy in Devon. 2

Early Origins of the Warrne family

The surname Warrne was first found in Somerset or Devon. Alternatively the name could have been "from Cornish guernen, an alder-tree." 3 4 Another source claims the name was "a curt pronunciation of Warren." 5

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Roger Warne in Norfolk, and the following in Somerset: Jervase de Werne; John de Werne and Alexander atte Werne. 6 Kirby's Quest listed: Gervase de Werne as residing in Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first years of Edward III's reign.) 7

Early History of the Warrne family

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Warrne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Warne, Warnes, Warn, Wearn, Wearne and others.

Early Notables of the Warrne family

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Migration of the Warrne family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Warne, who was granted land in Virginia in 1636; Francis Warne, who settled in Virginia in 1657; Richard Warn and John Wearne, who were sent to America as emigrants in bondage in 1752 and 1758.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.