Wârr
surname · Latin script
Wârr is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Pakistan than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): widespread in England:.
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 41K(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 42K
- USUnited States1 in 103K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Pakistan (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 315 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 26K (inferred from the name graph)
≈6,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Mauritania, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Warr in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Main GB Location (1881): widespread in England:. nickname from Norman French were, waire, werre, central French guerre ‘war’, short for de la werre, de la guerre ‘of the war’, or from a reduced form of Old French werreur ‘warrior’. Compare Geoffrey le Werreur, also known as le Werre, 1221 in Assize Rolls (Warwicks). For the common loss of the preposition, compare Battle , Veil . Some of the medieval examples with a preposition may alternatively belong at (2).
Sources 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Wârr counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK Pakistan | — | ≈6,000 est. | ≈1 in 39K | — | Warr | 6 |
| US United States | — | 3,236 | 1 in 103K | 3.3K | Warr | 315 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈1,600 est. | ≈1 in 41K | 2.6K | Warr | 159 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈600 est. | ≈1 in 42K | — | Warr | 94 |
| ID Indonesia | — | ≈470 est. | ≈1 in 565K | — | Warr | 13 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈440 est. | ≈1 in 86K | — | Warr | 104 |
| MR Mauritania | #938 | ≈160 est. | ≈1 in 26K | — | Warr | 2 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Wârr mean, and where does it come from?
- Main GB Location (1881): widespread in England:. Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles and 1 other source.
- In which country does Wârr have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 6.0 thousand people named Wârr in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled warr.
- How common is the name Wârr?
- In the United States, the national register counted 3,236 people named Wârr in 2010, about 1 in 103 thousand residents.
- How common is Wârr compared with other names?
- In Mauritania, Wârr is the 938th most common surname of 1,846 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Wârr” — the 938th most common surname in Mauritania. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.