WarrenSurname Origin: From Guarenna or Varenna, in the county of Calais, in Normandy, whence they came into England with William the Conqueror. The primary sense of the word is to stop, hold, or repel, to guard, keep off.
19th century distribution of the Warren surname We have two very seperate Warren family branches in our family which, as far as we know, are unconnected. One appears well established in Leicestershire and were a family of Coachbuilders who eventually settled in Loughborough. The other originates from Ireland and left Ireland before the 'Famine Years' to settle in Nottingham, England. Click here for full details of our Warren ancestry Return to the
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