Manning

Manning (a.k.a. Mannion, Manning) is a family name.

Manning is from an old Norse word — manningi — meaning a brave or valiant man; and one of the first forms of the name was Mannin; another cartography was Mannygn.^[1] One historian gives a Saxon origin for the family, which he calls "ancient and noble". According to him, Manning was the name of a town in Saxony, and from it the surname sprang.

Other historians make Mannheim, Germany, the cradle of the family, and begin its history with Ranulph, or Rudolph de Manning, Count Palatine, who, having married Elgida, aunt to King Harold I of England, had a grant of land in Kent, England. His name is also written de Mannheim — Rudolph de Mannheim. His place in Kent was Downe Court, and there the Mannings have been a power ever since. Simon de Manning, a grandson of Rudolph, was the first of the English barons to take up the cross and go forth to the Holy Wars. He was a companion of King Richard I of England, and was knighted on the battlefield. He was Lord of the Manor of Kevington, and the area now called Berry's Green. We can easily see where the cross of the coat of arms comes from. At Downe Court these arms are seen graven upon tombstones of the Mannings. By the thirteenth century the family was well represented in over a score of countries and several towns bear their name — Manningham, Bradford, and Mannington, Norfolk. The surname Manning is also an English patronymic name, being one of those names derived from the first name of a father. In this case it is derived from the old English personal name Manning and simply denotes 'son of Manning', while Manning itself may derive from the old Norse name Menning, meaning 'able'.

Early recorded English instances of the name includes a reference to one Mannicus in the Domesday Book of 1086 and Algarus Manningestepsune in 1130, mentioned in Ekwall's "Early London Personal Names". Seaman Lilius Manning appears in the Pipe Rolls for Essex in 1181 and Ainulf Manning in the Pipe Rolls for Kent in 1190.

The surname Manning is on the record in Ireland from the seventeenth century and is most numerous today in the counties Cork,Dublin, Roscommon, Mayo, and Galway. Although it is essentially an English surname, Manning has occasionally been used as a synonym of the Gaelic surname Ó Mainnín and that, for example, Cornet John Manning of O'Neill's dragons in King James II's Irish army, was an Ó Mainnín.

Others trace the origins of the name to Ireland: Ó Mainnín (anglicized Mannion) is the name of a Galway family who were formerly chiefs of Soghain (in what is now Ireland), a district nearly co-extensive with the barony of Tiaquin. Ó Mainnín, King of Soghain, is mentioned in the Chronicon Scotorum in the year 1135, and a latter chief died at the Second Battle of Athenry in 1316. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Mannins were chiefs of the Soghain tribe and that the Soghain tribe came from the Cruthin tribe who were the first Celts to settle in Ireland from 800 to 500 BC.^[2]

The Mannings continued to form a distinct clan down to the time of James I of England. The chief resided at Menlough Castle, in the parish of Killascobe, Galway. In 1617, Aedh Ó Mainnín (Hugh O'Mannin) surrendered his estates, but a small portion was restored under the Act of Settlement in 1676. The name is still common in Galway and Roscommon, and has spread into other parts of Ireland.^[3]

• Al G. Manning (1927–2006), American occultist
• Anne Manning (racewalker) (born 1959), Australian racewalker
• Aubrey Manning (1930–2018), English zoologist and broadcaster
• Barbara Manning (born 1964), American indie rock musician
• Bernard Manning (1930–2007), British comedian
• Bernard Manning (singer) (c. 1886–1962), in England and Australia
• Blanche M. Manning (1934–2020), American judge
• Brandon Manning (born 1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Brennan Manning, born Richard Francis Xavier Manning, (1934–2013), American author of The Ragamuffin Gospel
• Brian Manning (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Brian Manning (historian) (1927–2004), British historian
  • Brian G. W. Manning (1926–2011), British astronomer
  • Brian Manning (American football) (born 1975), American football wide receiver
  • Brian Manning (trade unionist and activist) (1932–2013), Australian activist
• Caroline Joyce Manning (1909–2000), British campaigner
• Catherine Lemmon Manning (1881–1957), of Washington, D.C.
• Chelsea Manning (born 1987), U.S. Army intelligence analyst, convicted of leaking classified materials to WikiLeaks
• Clarence Manning (1893–1972), U.S. Slavicist
• Craig E. Manning, professor of geology and geochemistry at UCLA
• Daniel Manning (1831–1887), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland
• David Manning (born 1949), British diplomat
• Dick Manning (1912–1991), American songwriter
• Don Manning (politician) (1965–2020), American politician
• Dorothy Manning (1919–2012), New Zealand artist
• Emily Manning (1845–1890), Australian journalist and writer
• Ernest Manning (1908–1996), Canadian politician
• Edward Manning (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Manning (disambiguation)
• Frankie Manning (1914–2009), American dancer
• Frederic Manning (1882–1935), Australian poet and novelist
• Geoff Manning (1926–2018), South Australian historian
• Marie Manning (murderer) (died 1849), British murderer
• Guy Manning, British musician
• Harvey Manning (1925–2006), American author and hiking advocate
• Henry Manning (disambiguation), several people including
  • Henry Manning (spy), spy in the exiled court of Charles II at Cologne and Brussels
  • Henry Manning (politician) (1877–1963), Australian lawyer and politician
  • Henry Edward Manning (1808–1892), English Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster
  • Henry J. Manning (1859–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• Hugh Manning (1920–2004), British actor
• Jack Manning (actor) (1916–2009), American actor
• James David Manning (born 1947), American pastor
• Jane Manning (1938–2021), English soprano singer
• Jeff Manning, (born 1971), American author and entrepreneur
• Jessie Wilson Manning (1855–1947), American author and lecturer
• Joanne Manning, American laser scientist
• John Manning (disambiguation), several people including:
  • John Manning, co-founder of the Atlantic Brass Quintet
  • John Manning Jr. (1830–1899), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • John Manning (footballer) (1940–2021), English football player
  • John Manning (journalist) (died 1868), New Zealand newspaper editor
  • John Manning (rugby union), Australian rugby player
  • John B. Manning (1833–1908), mayor of Buffalo, New York
  • John Charles Manning (born 1962), South African botanist
  • John Edmondson Manning (1848–1910), English Unitarian minister
  • John F. Manning (born 1961), Harvard Law School professor
  • John J. Manning (1842–1911), Frontiersman, Lawman
  • John Lawrence Manning (1816–1889), Governor of South Carolina, 1852–1854
• Katy Manning (born 1949), British actress
• Laurence Manning (1899–1972), Canadian science fiction author
• Marie Manning (murderer) (died 1849), Swiss murderer
• Matt Manning (born 1998), American baseball player
• Matthew Manning (born 1955), British author and healer, alleged to have psychic and psychokinetic abilities
• Maurice Manning (born 1943), Irish politician
• Maurice Manning (poet) (born 1966), American poet
• Michael Manning (disambiguation)
• Mick Manning (born 1959), British children's author and illustrator
• Mike Manning (actor) (born 1987), American activist and actor
• Nelson H. Manning (1832–?), American politician
• Nick Manning (born 1967), American porn star
• Olivia Manning (1908-1980), British novelist, poet, writer, and reviewer
• Orlando H. Manning (1847–1909), American politician
• Owen Manning (1721–1801) English clergyman, antiquarian and historian
• Padraig Gearr Ó Mannin (fl. 1798), United Irishman
• Patrick Manning (1946–2016), Prime Minister and Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• Paul Manning (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Paul Manning (police officer) (born 1973), police officer who worked undercover
  • Paul Manning (journalist) (died 1995), American broadcast journalist
  • Paul Manning (cyclist) (born 1974), British track and road racing cyclist
  • Paul Manning (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Paul Manning (TV producer) (1959–2005), American television producer
• Peter Manning (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Peter Manning, British violinist
  • Peter K. Manning (born 1940), American sociologist
  • Peter Manning (footballer) (born 1946), Australian footballer
  • Pete Manning (gridiron football) (1937–2019), American and Canadian football player
• Phil Manning (musician) (born 1948), Australian blues musician
• Preston Manning (born 1942), Canadian politician and son of Ernest Manning
• Randolph Manning (1804–1864), American jurist
• Raymond B. Manning (1934–2000), American carcinologist
• Richard F. Manning (born 1966), New Zealand academic and Treaty of Waitangi educator
• Robert Manning (disambiguation)
• Roger Manning (disambiguation)
• Scott Manning (1958–2006), football player and plane pilot
• Sidney E. Manning (1892–1960), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Stuart Manning (born 1979), English actor and model
• Taryn Manning (born 1978), American actress
• Terry Manning, music producer and engineer
• Timothy Manning (1909–1989), Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles
• Thomas Manning (disambiguation), various people
• Van H. Manning (1839–1892), American politician and soldier
• Van H. Manning (1861–1932), American engineer
• Wayne Eyer Manning (1899–2004), American botanist
• William Manning (British politician) (1763–1835), Governor of the Bank of England
• William Montagu Manning (1811–1895), English-born Australian politician and judge
• William Thomas Manning (1866–1949), bishop of New York

• The Manning family of American football:
  • Archie Manning (born 1949), quarterback and family patriarch
  • Cooper Manning (born 1974), oldest son of Archie; wide receiver, later businessman and sports commentator
  • Peyton Manning (born 1976), middle son of Archie; quarterback
  • Eli Manning (born 1981), youngest son of Archie; quarterback
  • Arch Manning (born 2005), son of Cooper; quarterback
• Curtis Manning (lacrosse), (born 1987), Canadian lacrosse player
• Danieal Manning (born 1982), American football player
• Danny Manning (born 1966), American basketball player and coach
• Darren Manning (born 1975), English racecar driver
• Don Manning, American football player
• Ed Manning (1943–2011), American basketball player and coach; father of Danny Manning
• Harold Manning (1909–2003), American steeplechase runner
• Ilm Manning (born 1999), American football player
• Jack Manning (baseball) (1853–1929), American baseball player
• Jim Manning (baseball, born 1862) (1862–1929), American baseball player, manager and team owner
• Jim Manning (pitcher) (1943–2020), American baseball player
• John Manning (footballer) (1940–2021), English (soccer) footballer
• Madeline Manning (born 1948), American middle-distance runner
• Phil Manning (footballer) (1906–1930), Australian rules footballer
• Rick Manning (born 1954), American baseball player
• Ricky Manning Jr. (born 1980), American football player
• Rosie Manning (born 1950), American football player
• Rube Manning (1883–1930), American baseball player
• Scott Manning (1958–2006), football player and plane pilot
• Paul Mannion (born 1993), Gaelic football player
• Tashawn Manning (born 1998), American football player
• Trevor Manning (born 1945), New Zealand Olympic Gold Medallist in Field Hockey

• Craig Manning, character on Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Curtis Manning (24 character), character on 24
• Danielle Manning, character on One Life to Live
• David Manning (fictitious writer)
• Jack Manning (One Life to Live)#Jack Manning, character on One Life to Live
• Meg Manning, character on Veronica Mars
• Sam Manning (One Life to Live), character on One Life to Live
• Sarah Manning, character on Orphan Black
• Kira Manning, character on Orphan Black
• Starr Manning, character on One Life to Live
• Téa Delgado, Téa Delgado Manning, character on One Life to Live
• Todd Manning, character on One Life to Live

• Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups, from whom many of the modern Irish surnames came from

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