Warin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Warin is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Warin family name comes from the Old French personal name Guarin meaning to shelter or protect. 1

Early Origins of the Warin family

The surname Warin was first found in Devon at Waringstown where the family are descended from John Waring who later settled in Ireland temp. James I. It was there he founded another Waringstown, a village in County Armagh. Waring's son, Samuel, brought Flemish weavers to the village, built Huguenot style cottages for them, some of which survive today. The patriarch of the family was Miles Sire de Guerin, who came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. 2 He was originally a vassal of the Odo, the Bishop of Bayeaux.

Early History of the Warin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Warin research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1610, 1614, 1638, 1658, 1660, 1671, 1678, 1679, 1681, 1683, 1685, 1687 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Warin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Warin Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Warin has been recorded under many different variations, including Waring, Wareing, Waringe, Wearing and others.

Early Notables of the Warin family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Robert Waring (1614-1658), an English author, descended from an old Staffordshire family settled at 'the Lea' in the time of Henry VIII. "His father was Edmund Waring and his mother the daughter of Ri...
Edmund Waring (c 1638-1687), was an English landowner and politician of Owlbury, Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle (1660-1681) and (1685-1687.)
William Waring (1610-1679), was an English Jesuit, "who was best known in England by the assumed name of Harcourt, although he was at times known as Barrow, was born in Lancashire. In 1671 he was proc...

Warin Ranking

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

Migration of the Warin family to Ireland

Some of the Warin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 82 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Warin migration to the United States +

To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Warins were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:

Warin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Warin, who landed in New England in 1662 4
Thomas Warin, who landed in Maryland in 1663 4
Richard Warin, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1664 4

Warin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Warin, who arrived in New England in 1716 4

Warin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jakob Warin, who arrived in Colorado in 1881 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Warin (post 1700) +

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

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)