Waring is an English surname with two derivation hypotheses: from the

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''Warin'', meaning 'guard,' via

Norman French Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a '' langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical and cultural region of Normandy. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of '' Angl ...

''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. (1915–1964), American amateur archaeologist * Amanda Waring, British actress, singer and campaigner, daughter of Derek * Charles Waring (1827–1887), British politician and Liberal MP * Charles E. Waring (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 the actress Dame Dorothy Tut ...

(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 (1910–1986), British sports commentator * Edmund Waring (c. 1638–1687), British member of Parliament * Elijah Waring (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, choral director, and radio and television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "The Man Who Taught America How to ...

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

Julius Waties Waring Julius Waties Waring (July 27, 1880 – January 11, 1968) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina who played an important role in the early legal battles of the American C ...

(1880-1968), United States District Judge, played important role in early legal battles of the American Civil Right Movement. *

Jim Waring Jim Waring (born 27 December 1967) is an American politician, who served as state senator for seven years in the Arizona State Senate and now represents District 2 on the Phoenix City Council. A Republican, he represented State Legislative Di ...

(born 1967), American politician * Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948), American artist *

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 bec ...

(born 1952), New Zealand feminist * Myfanwy Waring (born 1977), Welsh actress *

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

(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 Stephanie Louise Waring (born 19 February 1978) is an English actress, known for her roles in the Australian soap opera ''Crash Palace'' (2001–2002), the BBC One, BBC1 drama series ''Nice Guy Eddie (TV series), Nice Guy Eddie'' (2001–2002), ...

(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 called Pongo the Pup, Waring is one of Aston Villa's all-time great centre forwards. ...

(1906–1980), British footballer * William Herbert Waring (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 th ...

, Canadian camera operator and television director

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