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There are approximately 8,933 people named Ware in the UK. That makes it the 1,187th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 141 are named Ware.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Ware surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A town in Hertfordshire, England, so named from the wear in the river Lee, at that place.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WARE. A town in co. Herts; also an old orthography of weir, a dam in a river. See Weir and Wear.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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