Warr Family History
Warr Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): nickname for a warrior usually from Norman French were werre waire warre (central French guerre) ‘war battle’ and short for de la werre (de la guerre see Delaware ) literally ‘(man) of the war’ a construction paralleled in de la Bataille (see Battle ). Occasionally it is a shortened form of Old French werreur ‘warrior’. English: variant of Ware .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022