# Warner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/warner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 83,781 |
| US rank (2010) | 375 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,685 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (81,824 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin (“descendant of Murnán”); see Murnane.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Warner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Warner in the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Warner

- David Warner, British actor (1941–2022)
- Jack Warner, American film executive (1892–1978)
- John Warner, American lawyer and politician (1927–2021)
- Kurt Warner, American football player (born 1971)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor (1970–2025)
- David Warner, Australian international cricketer
- Harry Warner, American film studio executive (1881-1958)
- Amelia Warner, British composer and former actress
- Sam Warner, American film studio executive (1887-1927)
- Charles Dudley Warner, American writer (1829–1900)
- Karl Warner, athletics competitor (1908-1995)
- Julie Warner, actress

and 15 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Werner, Warriner, Woerner.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.