# Warwick (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English from the English town.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,411 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,307 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,059 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.5% (5,494 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɔɹɪk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Warwick 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Warwick in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Warwick

- Robert Warwick, American actor (1878–1964)
- Dee Dee Warwick, American soul singer (1945–2008)
- Kim Warwick, Australian tennis player
- Richard Warwick, British actor (1945-1997)
- Ethel Warwick, actress and model (1882–1951)
- John G. Warwick, American politician

## Similar surnames

Warrick, Wyrick, Wirick, Wargo, Work, Works, Weirich, Wark, Wragg.

## 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.