Explore the Family Name Warring

The meaning of Warring

English: variant of Waring.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Warring in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Warring saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 33,528 in 2000, its rank slipped to 36,970 by 2010, indicating a decline of just over 10%. In terms of absolute numbers, there were 642 individuals with this surname in 2000, and this figure dropped marginally to 604 by 2010, equating to a decrease of approximately 6%. Also, for every 100,000 people, the proportion of those bearing the surname Warring fell from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010, marking a decrease of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,528	#36,970	-10.27%
Count	642	604	-5.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.2	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Warring

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Warring, the Decennial U.S. Census data presented some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White remained predominant and increased slightly from 85.83% in 2000 to 86.09% in 2010. However, there was a small decline in the Black population from 9.19% to 8.94%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from 1.4% in 2000 to none in 2010. There was no change in the population claiming two or more ethnic identities, remaining at 2.65% during both years. Additionally, the Hispanic representation experienced a small growth, appearing for the first time in 2010 at 1.16%. There was no data related to American Indian and Alaskan Native identity for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.83%	86.09%	0.3%
Black	9.19%	8.94%	-2.72%
Two or More Races	2.65%	2.65%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%