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ArchivesRe: Etymology of Warrick?
in reply to a message by Bri
According to A Dictionary of Surnames by Reaney & Wilson, Warrick and Warrack are English surnames:
"In building, the lashings for scaffolds were tightened by driving in wedges called warrocks. ....The surname is probably metonymic for a maker of warrocks or a builder of scaffolds. It has been assimilated to Warwick with which it has been confused."
"In building, the lashings for scaffolds were tightened by driving in wedges called warrocks. ....The surname is probably metonymic for a maker of warrocks or a builder of scaffolds. It has been assimilated to Warwick with which it has been confused."
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