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UK surname

Warry

In the 1881 census there were 312 people recorded with the Warry surname, ranking it #9,451 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 294, ranked #14,953, down from #9,451 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Chard and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Somerset, West Dorset and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Warry is 441 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 5.8%.

1881 census count

312

Ranked #9,451

Modern count

294

2016, ranked #14,953

Peak year

1911

441 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Warry had 312 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,451 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 294 in 2016, ranked #14,953.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 441 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Warry surname distribution map

The map shows where the Warry surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Warry surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Warry over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 275 #8,150
1861 historical 270 #9,216
1881 historical 312 #9,451
1891 historical 380 #9,231
1901 historical 415 #9,236
1911 historical 441 #8,638
1997 modern 307 #13,328
1998 modern 344 #12,679
1999 modern 332 #13,075
2000 modern 330 #13,066
2001 modern 314 #13,318
2002 modern 311 #13,666
2003 modern 298 #13,886
2004 modern 317 #13,400
2005 modern 295 #13,972
2006 modern 307 #13,695
2007 modern 303 #13,965
2008 modern 318 #13,604
2009 modern 323 #13,720
2010 modern 308 #14,452
2011 modern 313 #14,200
2012 modern 307 #14,288
2013 modern 311 #14,368
2014 modern 303 #14,733
2015 modern 299 #14,796
2016 modern 294 #14,953

Geography

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Where Warrys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Chard, London parishes, Crewkerne, Wayford and Ilminster. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Somerset, West Dorset and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Chard Somerset
3 London parishes London 3
4 Crewkerne, Wayford Somerset
5 Ilminster Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Somerset 017 South Somerset
2 West Dorset 001 West Dorset
3 South Somerset 021 South Somerset
4 South Somerset 022 South Somerset
5 Rhondda Cynon Taf 018 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Forenames

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First names often paired with Warry

These lists show first names that appear often with the Warry surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Warry

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Warry, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Warry surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Warry household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Warry is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Warry is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Warry falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Warry is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Warry, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Warry families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Warry surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Somerset leads with 129 Warrys recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.74x.

County Total Index
Somerset 129 24.74x
Middlesex 38 1.17x
Gloucestershire 34 5.35x
Dorset 29 13.64x
Channel Islands 20 20.84x
Devon 18 2.67x
Kent 15 1.36x
Hampshire 12 1.81x
Cheshire 8 1.12x
Glamorgan 7 1.24x
Surrey 6 0.38x
Warwickshire 6 0.73x
Yorkshire 4 0.12x
Wiltshire 2 0.70x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.51x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.49x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Staffordshire 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Crewkerne in Somerset leads with 20 Warrys recorded in 1881 and an index of 361.01x.

Place Total Index
Crewkerne 20 361.01x
Islington London 16 5.10x
Westbury On Trym 13 60.41x
Yeovil 12 113.31x
Broadway 11 2200.00x
St Peter Port 11 61.97x
Chard 10 158.48x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 9 15.05x
Ilminster 9 247.25x
St Sampson 9 208.33x
Hinton St George 8 1066.67x
Merriott 8 522.88x
Tranmere 8 30.45x
Wimborne Minster 8 232.56x
Clifton 7 21.80x
Kingsbury Episcopi 7 414.20x
Paddington London 7 5.88x
Stoke Under Hambdon 7 409.36x
Deptford St Nicholas 6 68.42x
Hornsey 6 14.65x
Melcombe Regis 6 68.10x
West Chinnock 6 1304.35x
Bermondsey 5 5.19x
Greenwich 5 9.70x
Long Sutton 5 515.46x
Shapwick 5 1020.41x
Bristol St George 4 13.61x
Llantrisant 4 28.15x
North Curry 4 225.99x
Nursling 4 377.36x
Seavington St Michael 4 1600.00x
Shute 4 625.00x
St Marylebone London 4 2.31x
Upway 4 493.83x
Woolwich 4 9.80x
Aston 3 1.33x
Axminster 3 94.94x
Combe Raleigh 3 1200.00x
Edgbaston 3 11.85x
Exeter St Mary Major 3 73.89x
Holy Trinity 3 3.89x
Mile End Old Town 3 5.87x
Portsea 3 2.31x
Sturminster 3 145.63x
Millbrook 2 11.96x
Somerton 2 93.90x
Taunton St James 2 26.32x
Ystradyfodwg 2 4.04x
Bedminster 1 2.04x
Bristol St Paul In 1 5.91x
Broadwinsor 1 71.94x
Burton Extra 1 15.95x
Cardiff St John 1 5.43x
Cranleigh 1 43.29x
Dorchester All Sts 1 99.01x
East Coker 1 87.72x
Exeter St Paul 1 75.19x
Exeter St Sidwell 1 6.48x
Fawley 1 47.39x
Fisherton Anger 1 18.87x
Freshford 1 222.22x
Hambleden 1 59.88x
Headley 1 55.56x
Holwell 1 217.39x
Kingstonupon Hull 1 38.91x
Leigh 1 222.22x
Lyncombe Widcombe 1 7.33x
Ormskirk 1 13.61x
Poole St James 1 12.52x
Salisbury St Martin 1 33.56x
Sidmouth 1 25.91x
St Mary Extra 1 18.73x
St Marythe Less 1 80.00x
Stoke Abbott 1 163.93x
Thorncombe 1 81.97x
Tormoham 1 3.51x
Walcot 1 3.60x
Wells St Cuthbert Out 1 23.81x
Weymouth 1 24.81x
Whitestauton 1 434.78x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Warry surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 21
Elizabeth 14
Ellen 8
Emily 7
Emma 7
Sarah 7
Annie 5
Flora 5
Jane 5
Susan 5
Alice 3
Eliza 3
Fanny 3
Louisa 3
Maria 3
Amy 2
Anna 2
Anne 2
Bertha 2
Catherine 2
Eva 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Julia 2
Lavinia 2
Lottie 2
Lucy 2
Rose 2
Selina 2
Alma 1
Amelia 1
Anstice 1
Arnath 1
Ascenith 1
Bedina 1
Caroline 1
Christine 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Emilly 1
H. 1
Harriett 1
Jenny 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Laural 1
Levina 1
Lilly 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Warry surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 22
William 22
John 17
Henry 8
James 8
Thomas 8
Charles 5
Robert 5
Francis 4
Frederick 4
Richard 4
Arthur 3
Daniel 3
Fred 3
Harry 3
Samuel 3
Walter 3
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Eliel 2
Fredrick 2
Jesse 2
Joseph 2
Robt. 2
Wm. 2
Adolphus 1
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Archibald 1
Benjamin 1
Bob 1
Cecil 1
Cliophas 1
Eli 1
Eliot 1
Ellias 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Josiah 1
Julias 1
Lendell 1
Levi 1
Michael 1
Sidney 1
Theodore 1
Tom 1
Walton 1

FAQ

Warry surname: questions and answers

How common was the Warry surname in 1881?

In 1881, 312 people were recorded with the Warry surname. That placed it at #9,451 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Warry surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 294 in 2016. That gives Warry a modern rank of #14,953.

What does the Warry map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Warry bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.