Popularity of the last name by country

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Origine of last name

WARNER : 1: English (of Norman origin) and North German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements war(in) ‘protection shelter’ or ‘guard’ + heri hari ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Warnier (Old French Garnier). Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Garner">Garner</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Werner">Werner</a>.2: English (of Norman origin): shortened form of Warrener (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Warren">Warren</a> 2).3: Irish (Cork): when this is not the Anglo-Norman name (see above) an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Murnane">Murnane</a>) found in medieval records as Iwarrynane from a genitive or plural form of the name in which m is lenited.

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