Warner Surname Y-DNA Project

Project Background

Established to discover connections between Warner families (and variant surnames).

SURNAME ORIGINS

WARNER - From the English, meaning 'Son of Warner (protecting warrior)', an officer employed to watch over the game in a park, was derived from the Old French word "warrennier".

Alternate Surname Spellings: WARRINER, WERNER
Source

WERNER - 'Guard or watchman', from the Germanic first name "Warinhari" ("warin" = guard + "hari" = army) or "Warinheer" ("warin" = guard + "heer" = people).

Surname Origin: German, Dutch, Scandinavian

Alternate Surname Spellings: WERHNER, WARNER, WOERNER, VARNER, VERNER, VERNOR Source

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Lost Colony DNA Project - colonist roster

FAMOUS WARNERS

Mark Warner - Governor of Virginia
http://www.wargs.com/political/warnerm.html




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