Mann Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mann Name Meaning: Of German/Punjab origin, in German the surname means 'person' or 'man', also used as a nickname for someone strong. In Punjab the surname means 'honour'.

May have been used to describe someone 'strong' or a name for a servant used to describe their status.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mann Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mann family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,881
Farm Labourer 186
Private Means 125
General Labourer 122
Dressmaker 103
Farmer 92
Coal Miner Hewer 87
General Servant (domestic) 86
Clerk 85
Labourer 85
None 77
Domestic Servant 72
Bricklayer 70
At Home 64
At School 59
Scholar 59
House Painter 57
Assisting In Business 54
Shop Assistant 49
Laundress 48
House Keeper 45
Charwoman 45
Housekeeper 45
Old Age Pensioner 44
Carpenter 39

Mann Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mann 100% 102,174
2 Munn 75% 13,363
3 Man 75% 6,647
4 Manion 67% 2,091
5 Minn 75% 929
6 Mennie 50% 871
7 Minnie 50% 751
8 Minion 50% 395
9 Manon 80% 218
10 Menn 75% 214
11 Menan 60% 196
12 Monan 60% 160
13 Manne 80% 137
14 Monn 75% 134
15 Minne 60% 131
16 Moonan 50% 120
17 Magne 60% 119
18 Menin 60% 109

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