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    The surname Ware

    A Norman surname, carried by 49,316 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W600

    Ware: #700 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Ware #700, 49,316 people Ware: #700 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ware #700, 49,316 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ware is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Norman origin

    * As an English surname, from the noun weir. * Also as an English surname, from Anglo-Norman and Middle English wayour (“horse pond”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wadą (“shallow water”). * Also as an English surname, from the adjective wary. * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Warr. * As a West Flemish surname, from De Weer, from Middle Dutch weder (“ram”).

    One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 49,316 people named Ware in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,261 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 46,682.

    #700
    rank among US surnames
    49,316
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #667)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #691Ho49,8176,198
    #692Beltran49,7766,203
    #693Pitts49,7406,207
    #694Parrish49,7336,208
    #695Ponce49,5496,231
    #696Rich49,4816,240
    #697Booth49,4026,250

    Who is named Ware

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    49% of people named Ware identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 49%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wares

    19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ruth Ware
      British author of crime thrillers, born 1977
    • Leon Ware
      American recording artist, songwriter and composer (1940–2017)
    • Herta Ware
      American actress (1917–2005)
    • Chris Ware
      American cartoonist known for his Acme Novelty Library series (begun 1994) and several gra
    • Wilbur Ware
      American jazz musician (1923-1979)
    • Koko B. Ware
      American professional wrestler, born 1957
    • Irene Ware
      American actress (1910-1993)
    • Kel'el Ware
      American basketball player (born 2004)
    • DeMarcus Ware
      American football player (born 1982)
    • Helen Ware
      American stage and film actress (1877-1939)
    • Casper Ware
      American basketball player (born 1990)
    • Leo Ware
      American tennis player (1876–1914)

    Notable Wares come mostly from the United States (17), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    • Wares

    Surnames that sound like Ware

    Ware has the Soundex code W600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W600.

    Other Norman surnames

    All 128 Norman surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ware come from?
    * As an English surname, from the noun weir. * Also as an English surname, from Anglo-Norman and Middle English wayour (“horse pond”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wadą (“shallow water”). * Also as an English surname, from the adjective wary. * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of…
    How common is the surname Ware?
    49,316 people in the United States had the surname Ware in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,261 Americans. It ranked 700th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ware?
    In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Ware identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ware?
    Ruth Ware, British author of crime thrillers, followed by Leon Ware.
    Where is the surname Ware most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ware in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    Is the surname Ware getting more or less common?
    More common. 46,682 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 49,316 in 2010, up 5.6%.
    What are other spellings of Ware?
    Wares.