Manning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Manning Name Meaning: This is a patronymic variant of the personal name 'Mann',a nickname for a 'strong' 'ferocious' man.

This is a name of english origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Manning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Manning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,436
Agricultural Labourer 236
General Labourer 144
Domestic Servant 92
Labourer 79
Dress Maker 71
Living On Own Means 63
Farmer 61
Laundress 60
Farm Labourer 58
General Servant Domestic 52
Living On Her Own Means 48
General Servant 45
Coal Miner 40
Tailoress 36
House Keeper 31
Tailor 30
Errand Boy 27
Carpenter 26
Baker 25
Cook Domestic Servant 25
Gardener 24
Painter 22
Blacksmith 22
Clerk 22

Manning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Manning 100% 65,497
2 Maning 86% 1,995
3 Munning 86% 354
4 Menning 86% 189
5 Minning 86% 181
6 Monning 86% 134

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The surname Manning is the most popular version of all its varients

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