How common is the surname Warwick?

5,411 people in the United States had the surname Warwick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,059 Americans. It ranked 6,307th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Warwick?

Robert Warwick, American actor (1878–1964), followed by Dee Dee Warwick.

Where is the surname Warwick most common?

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

How do you pronounce Warwick?

Warwick is /ˈwɔɹɪk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Warwick getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,411 in 2010, down 1.5%.

Is Warwick also a first name?

Yes. Warwick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Warwick

An English place surname, carried by 5,411 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɔɹɪk/ 2 syllables Soundex W620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Warwick is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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”).

Warwick is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,411 people named Warwick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,059 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,494.

#6,307

rank among US surnames

5,411

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,774)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,298	Lupo	5,425	56,912
#6,299	McArdle	5,424	56,922
#6,300	Desrosiers	5,423	56,933
#6,301	Aycock	5,422	56,943
#6,302	Weiser	5,421	56,954
#6,303	Galdamez	5,419	56,975
#6,304	Spiller	5,418	56,985

Who is named Warwick

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

92% of people named Warwick identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Warwicks

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Warwick
American actor (1878–1964)
Dee Dee Warwick
American soul singer (1945–2008)
Kim Warwick
Australian tennis player, born 1952
Richard Warwick
British actor (1945-1997)
Ethel Warwick
Actress and model (1882–1951)
John G. Warwick
American politician, 1830–1892

Notable Warwicks come mostly from the United States (3), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Warwick

Warwick has the Soundex code W620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W620.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Warwick come from?: 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”).
How common is the surname Warwick?: 5,411 people in the United States had the surname Warwick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,059 Americans. It ranked 6,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Warwick?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Warwick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Warwick?: Robert Warwick, American actor (1878–1964), followed by Dee Dee Warwick.
Where is the surname Warwick most common?: Wikidata records people named Warwick in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Warwick?: Warwick is /ˈwɔɹɪk/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Warwick?: Warwick is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Warwick getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,411 in 2010, down 1.5%.
Is Warwick also a first name?: Yes. Warwick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.