Manning Surname

3,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Manning Surname Definition:

Personal. 'the son of Manning,' an early personal name. Mr. Ferguson derives it from the Old Norse manning a valiant man. The name is preserved in such local terms as Manningford, Manningham, Mannington, and Manningtree, all parishes set down in Crockford.

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Manning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States98,3251:3,686396
England19,7661:2,819377
Australia9,7061:2,781384
Canada5,7801:6,375939
Ireland2,5631:1,837360
New Zealand1,8821:2,406336
Jamaica1,7961:1,598270
South Africa1,0471:51,7466,553
Wales8121:3,811414
Scotland4261:12,5681,673
Netherlands3461:48,8078,365
Germany2341:344,04033,598
Barbados2181:1,319297
Mexico2181:569,3869,681
Thailand2081:339,60758,880
Northern Ireland1721:10,7271,666
France1481:448,80264,499
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Liberia1211:36,4343,379
Trinidad and Tobago1201:11,3661,548
Panama1191:32,8761,874
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
Zimbabwe971:159,15719,937
Jersey931:1,067135
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Guyana451:16,9382,216
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Isle of Man411:2,093405
United States Virgin Islands331:3,345560
Israel281:305,63026,425
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Saint Kitts and Nevis261:2,123347
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
India231:33,350,669396,143
Qatar221:107,18211,536
China211:65,110,5513,537
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Bermuda121:5,440820
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Norway91:571,36544,190
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Belize61:59,2462,743
Bahamas51:78,350887
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,1731:2,039387
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,1901:2,652379
Wales1761:8,911546
Scotland1081:34,6592,797
Jersey171:3,052493
Guernsey151:2,177371
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,4651:3,050350

Manning (7,454) may also be a first name.

Manning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Personal. 'the son of Manning,' an early personal name. Mr. Ferguson derives it from the Old Norse manning a valiant man. The name is preserved in such local terms as Manningford, Manningham, Mannington, and Manningtree, all parishes set down in Crockford. It occurs in Domesday as Mannig (Suffolk).

Henry Maninge, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Mannyng, Kent, ibid.

Richard Mannyng, Hertfordshire., 20 Edward.

Johannes Mannyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Nora Mannyng, 1379: ibid.

1757. Married — Thomas Renshaw and Jane Mannin: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Mann’s Son: v. Man(n, and + the Old English son suff. -ing Manning was the name of a moneyer temp. Æthelred I.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name sometimes used as a synonym of Mannin, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) The son of the servant; descendant of Manning (little person).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An ancient personal name, still seen in Manningham, Mannington, Manningtree, &c. Mr. Ferguson derives it from the Old Norse manningi, a brave or valiant man.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lambert Maignon, 1180; William, Ansketel le Maignen, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, Henry Mailing, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Manen, Mening; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Mannings were, in the 13th century, represented by the Manings in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hunts, Lincolnshire, etc. (H. R.). Now they have their principal homes in Essex and Devon, and are also established in Cheshire, Northampton shire, and Gloucestershire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Manning Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Manning Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Manning (Russian: Маннинг) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Manning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Manning is the 3,842nd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,071 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Manning reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Manning is also the 74,481st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 7,454 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 98,325 people, or 1 in 3,686. In The United States Manning is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Manning occurs in 115 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Manning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Manning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Manning last name increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 461 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 394 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Manning last name are 8.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.66% registered with the party.

The amount Manning earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.63% less than the national average, earning €16,026 per year; in Norway they earn 219.66% more than the national average, earning 1,106,290 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.03% more than the national average, earning R 425,436 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $42,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $52,496 CAD per year.

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Manning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manning in the Russian language
Маннингmanning-

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