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Warrilow Family History

Warrilow Surname Meaning

From one of two or more minor places in Staffs, most probably the site now called Mount Pleasant (NGR SJ 9637) in Fulford, which was Warylowe in 1266 and Warrylowe in 161. Related field-names in nearby parishes include Warrilow recorded in 1672 (Cheadle), Werlows in 1865 (Checkley), and Lytle Warrelowe in 1528 (Rocester).

Further south, the field-name Warrilow in Acton Trussell (recorded as Warelowe in 1574, Warrelow in 1604, perhaps the same place as Warrelow in adjacent Penkridge) is an alternative source of the surname.

However, the earliest bearers of the surname are generally located much closer to Mount Pleasant.

The place-names probably derive from Old English wearg ‘felon, criminal’ + hlāw ‘mound, hill’, the site of a gallows perhaps.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Warrilow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Warrilow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Warrilow families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 302 Warrilow families living in Staffordshire. This was about 69% of all the recorded Warrilow's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Warrilow families in 1891.
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In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Warrilow. 13% of Warrilow men worked as a General Labourer and 73% of Warrilow women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Warrilow were Heavy Labourer and Domestic Servant.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    13%
  • Builders Labourer
    8%
  • Gardener
    8%
  • Heavy Labourer
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    4%
  • Domestic Servant
    2%

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Between 1968 and 2004, in the United States, Warrilow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Warrilow in 1968 was 70, and 88 in 2004.

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