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
General Labourer 132
Living On Own Means 118
General Servant Domestic 93
Cook Domestic 73
Scholar 72
Farmer 68
Dress Maker 59
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 59
Agricultural Labourer 51
Carpenter 49
Domestic Servant 45
Laundress Wash 45
Housemaid Domestic 42
Charwoman 37
School 35
Servant Domestic 31
Tailoress 31
Dock Labourer 30
House Maid Domestic 30
Bricklayer Labourer 27
House Painter 27
Dressmaker 24
House Keeper Domestic 24
Bricklayer 20
Gardener Domestic 20

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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