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Early Origins of the Warin family

The surname Warin was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in the Franche-Comte, and were members of the aristocracy of that region.

They also branched to Brittany at Colombier where they were elevated to the nobility in 1775, and to Normandy where they held a family seat at Prêteville and were elevated to the nobility in 1591, and to Lorraine where they were elevated to the nobility in 1513. In the Franche-Comté they were also seated at d'Audeux, and this branch were elevated to the nobility in 1611. Notable amongst the family was Jean Varin, French Sculptor, 1604-1672.

Nicolas Varin, born in 1669, son of Nicolas and Jeanne of Groincour of Rouen, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the province of Quebec he married Marie-Anne Ronseray, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, at Boucherville on 29th October 1697. 1

Early History of the Warin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Warin research. Another 21 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1584, 1604, 1634, 1647 and 1672 are included under the topic Early Warin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Warin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Varin, Varrin, Varine, Varrine, Varien, Varrien, Warin, Warrin, La Varin and many more.

Early Notables of the Warin family

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Warin Ranking

In France, the name Warin is the 2,527th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2


United States Warin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Warin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Warin, who landed in New England in 1662 3
  • Thomas Warin, who landed in Maryland in 1663 3
  • Richard Warin, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1664 3
Warin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • William Warin, who arrived in New England in 1716 3
Warin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jakob Warin, who arrived in Colorado in 1881 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Warin (post 1700) +

  • Warin Foster Bushell FRAS (1885-1974), English schoolmaster and educationalist


  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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