Waring is an English surname with two derivation hypotheses: from the Frankish ''Warin'', meaning 'guard,' via

Norman French Norman or Norman French (, french: Normand, Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the Oïl languages along with French, Picard and Walloon. The name "Norman French" is sometimes used to describe ...

''Guarin,'' or from the Anglo-Saxon ''Wæring'', meaning 'confederate' or, more literally, 'oath companion.' Both hypotheses suggest that ''Wareing'' is a variant of this name. (''Ware,'' as in the modern English ''aware'' and ''beware,'' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon ''waer''.) Notable people with the surname include: *

Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Antonio Johnston Waring Jr. (August 17, 1915 – March 21, 1964), was an amateur archaeologist who made significant contributions to the study of pre-historic southeastern Georgia. He is best known for his role in identifying and defining th ...

(1915–1964), American amateur archaeologist *

Amanda Waring Amanda Waring (born Amanda Barton-Chapple) is an English singer, actress, comedian and activist. She played the title role in the 1985 West End production of '' Gigi'', and is also known for roles in ''Outside Edge'' and '' All Creatures Great a ...

, British actress, singer and campaigner, daughter of Derek * Charles Waring (1827–1887), British politician and Liberal MP *

Charles E. Waring Charles Emmett Waring (January 24, 1909 – February 16, 1981) was an American physical chemist and educator. Life and career Specializing in chemical kinetics, Waring served as a professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut (UCo ...

(1909–1981), American chemist and educator *

Derek Waring Derek Waring (born Derek Barton-Chapple; 26 April 1927 – 20 February 2007) was an English actor who is best remembered for playing Detective Inspector Goss in ''Z-Cars'' from 1969 to 1973. He was married to fellow actor, Dame Dorothy T ...

(1927–2007), British actor, father of Amanda * Dorothy Grace Waring (1891–1977), English fascist campaigner and novelist *

Edward Waring Edward Waring (15 August 1798) was a British mathematician. He entered Magdalene College, Cambridge as a sizar and became Senior wrangler in 1757. He was elected a Fellow of Magdalene and in 1760 Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, holding the ...

(c. 1736–1798), British mathematician and eponym of Waring's Problem *

Eddie Waring Edward Marsden Waring, MBE (21 February 1910 – 28 October 1986) was a British rugby league football coach, commentator and television presenter. Early life Waring was born on 21 February 1910 in Dewsbury in the West Riding of Yorkshire to Art ...

(1910–1986), British sports commentator * Edmund Waring (c. 1638–1687), British member of Parliament *

Elijah Waring Elijah Waring (14 April 1787 – 29 March 1857) was an Anglo-Welsh writer. He founded an English-language periodical in Swansea. Early life Born at Alton, Hampshire, Waring was the son of Quaker parents Jeremiah and Lettice Waring. He settled ...

(c. 1788–1857), Quaker and Anglo-Welsh writer * Everett J. Waring (1859–ca. 1914), first African-American admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association and to try a case before the American Supreme Court *

Fred Waring Fredrick Malcolm Waring Sr. (June 9, 1900 – July 29, 1984) was an American musician, bandleader, and radio and television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing". He was also ...

(1900–1984), American bandleader who popularized the Waring blender * George E. Waring, Jr. (1833–1898), American civic reformer *

Jack Waring (footballer) John Waring (13 July 1909 – 1991) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(1909–1991), English footballer * Jane Rose Waring (c. 1819–1914), maiden name of Jane Roberts, First Lady of Liberia * James N. H. Waring (1861–1923), African-American educator, physician, and activist * Jim Waring (born 1967), American politician *

Marilyn Waring Dame Marilyn Joy Waring (born 7 October 1952) is a New Zealand public policy scholar, international development consultant, former politician, environmentalist, feminist and a principal founder of feminist economics. In 1975, aged 23, she beca ...

(born 1952), New Zealand feminist *

Myfanwy Waring Myfanwy Waring (born 1977) is a Welsh actress, best known for her role as PC Amber Johannsen in the British drama series ''The Bill''. Her most recent on screen role was a minor role in BBC Birmingham's daytime soap opera '' Doctors'' playing Ra ...

(born 1977), Welsh actress *

Richard Waring Richard Waring (born Richard Waring Stephens; 27 May 1911 – 18 January 1993) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the film ''Mr. Skeffington'' (1944). Biography Richard Waring was born Richard Ste ...

(1910–1983), British actor *

Richard Waring (writer) Richard Waring (born Brian Barton-Chapple, 26 June 1925 – 5 December 1994) was a British television scriptwriter. Waring was the author of numerous domestic sitcoms from the early 1960s, he worked for both the BBC and ITV. His first success ...

(1925–1994), British comedy writer * Robert O. Waring (1919–1976), American diplomat assassinated by terrorists in Beirut in 1976 * Stephanie Waring (born 1978), English actress *

Tom Waring Thomas Waring (12 October 1906 – 20 December 1980) was an English professional association footballer. Nicknamed "Pongo" after a famous cartoon of the time, Waring is one of Aston Villa's all-time great centre forwards. In his career, he sc ...

(1906–1980), British footballer *

Virginia Waring Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

(1916–2013), American classical pianist, wife of pop musician

William Herbert Waring William Herbert Waring VC MM (13 October 1885 – 8 October 1918) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth f ...

(1885–1918), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions in World War I *

Will Waring William Michael "Will" Waring is a camera operator and director, primarily for ''Stargate SG-1'' and '' Stargate Atlantis''. He attended the Film Production course at the Theatre department of the University of British Columbia, where he developed ...

, Canadian camera operator and television director

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