Warrior Family History

English (North Yorkshire): of Norman origin an occupational name or nickname from Old Norman French werreieor werrieur ‘warrior soldier’. Compare Warr.

English: in northern England alternatively a variant of Quarrier an occupational name from Middle English quarriour ‘quarryman’ Old French quarreour quarrier.

Native American: translation into English of a personal name based on a word such as Lakota Sioux zuya denoting a warrior.

Indian (Kerala): Anglicized form of Variar Tamil name based on the name of a community whose traditional occupation is performance of temple rituals.