Warner Family History
Warner Name Meaning
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 Garner and Werner . English (of Norman origin): shortened form of Warrener (see Warren ). Irish (Cork): when this is not the Anglo-Norman name (see above) an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane ) found in medieval records as Iwarrynane from a genitive or plural form of the name in which m is lenited.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022