Warren

English from French
"park-keeper"

Warren Origin and Meaning

The name Warren is a boy's name of French, English origin meaning "park-keeper".

Long lingering in limbo, Warren suddenly seems to be on the cusp of revival. One of the oldest recorded English surnames, Warren's popularity in the U.S. dates back to the nineteenth century, and by 1921, reached its peak at Number 24.

At one time it was bestowed in honor of General Joseph Warren, the first hero of the Revolution, who was killed at Bunker Hill. There have also been a number of notable first-named Warrens, including the 29th president, Warren Gamaliel Harding, financier Warren Buffett, actor Warren Beatty and musician Warren Zevon. NFL defensive tackle Warren Sapp was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

# 304 in the US

Warren Rank in US Top 1000

# 338 on Nameberry

Warren Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Warren Popularity

Famous People Named Warren

  • Warren Gamaliel Harding
    29th U.S. president
  • (Henry) Warren Beatty
    American actor
  • Warren Edward Buffett
    American businessman and investor
  • Warren Earl Burger
    15th Chief Justice of the U.S.
  • (John) Warren Hull
    American actor
  • Warren Edward Spahn
    American baseball player
  • Warren Minor Christopher
    63rd U.S. Secretary of State
  • Warren Jay Terhune
    13th Governor of American Samoa
  • Warren William Zevon
    American singer,songwriter
  • Warren Haynes
    American guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band
  • Warren Creavalle
    American soccer player
  • Warren Carlos Sapp
    American NFL football player
  • Warren Sabir McGlone aka Steady B
    American rapper
  • Warren Brown
    English actor
  • Warren Lewis
    older bother of novelist C.S. Lewis
  • Warren Hastings
    1st Governor,General of British India
  • (Hans) Warren Christie
    Canadian actor
  • Warren Mitchell
    English actor
  • (Harold) Warren Moon
    American NFL football player
  • Alan James "Warren" Clarke
    English actor
  • Warren Griffin III aka Warren G
    American rapper
  • Warren James Feeney
    Northern Irish footballer
  • Warren Fales Draper
    American physician; assistant Surgeon General of the U.S.
  • Earl Warren
    14th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
  • Elizabeth Warren
    American politician and academic, Massachusetts senator, Democratic nominee for US president 2020

Warren in Pop Culture

  • Warren Whelan
    character on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
  • Warren Vidic
    character in video game "Assassin's Creed"
  • Warren Bettany
    character on British TV series "Bedlam"
  • Warren Kenneth Worthington III aka Angel
    character in X,Men comics
  • Warren Merriwether
    character on TV's "227"
  • Warren Peace
    character in film "Sky High"
  • Warren Graham
    character in video game "Life is Strange"
  • Warren Fox
    character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
  • Warren Delgado
    character in "Sims" series
  • Warren Burgess
    character in Brandon Mull's "Fablehaven" series
  • Warren Schmidt
    character from the 2002 film "About Schmidt" played by Jack Nicholson
  • Warren Cave
    character from Truth be told
  • "Warren
    " real name unknown, character from the film "Empire Records"
  • Warren Rhodes / Rojas
    Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"