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
School 1,231
Farm Labourer 163
General Labourer 96
General Servant (domestic) 83
Private Means 83
Labourer 77
Farmer 71
None 56
Domestic Servant 52
Dressmaker 50
At School 45
House Painter 44
Clerk 43
Scholar 41
Carpenter 39
House Keeper 37
Laundress 37
At Home 36
General Servant Domestic 35
Carman 34
Dress Maker 34
Housekeeper 34
Shop Assistant 34
Assisting In Business 32
Coal Miner Hewer 30

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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