Waring History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Waring is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Waring family name comes from the Old French personal name Guarin meaning to shelter or protect. 1

Early Origins of the Waring family

The surname Waring was first found in Devon at Waringstown where the family are descended from John Waring who later settled in Ireland temp. James I. It was there he founded another Waringstown, a village in County Armagh. Waring’s son, Samuel, brought Flemish weavers to the village, built Huguenot style cottages for them, some of which survive today. The patriarch of the family was Miles Sire de Guerin, who came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. 2 He was originally a vassal of the Odo, the Bishop of Bayeaux.