Manning (also Mannion, Ma(i)nnin) is a family name.
Origin and meaning
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. 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 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.
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.
People
A Aaron Manning (born 1961), American football player Adelaide Manning (1828–1905), British writer and editor Aileen Manning (1886–1946), American film actress Al Manning (born 1982), Australian rugby union player Al G. Manning (1927–2006), American occultist Alan Manning (born 1960), British economist Alexander Manning (1819–1903), Canadian businessman and Mayor of Toronto Alfred Manning, British footballer Amanda-Jane Manning (born 1979), English actress, singer and recording artist Amos R. Manning (1810–1880), American judge Andrew Manning (born 1966), Australian rules footballer Anna Manning, Canadian insurance executive Anne Manning (novelist) (1807–1879), English novelist Anne Manning (racewalker) (born 1959), Australian racewalker Anita Manning (born 1947), Scottish antiques expert Anthony Manning (born 1992), American soccer player Arch Manning (born 2004), American football quarterback Archie Manning (born 1949), American football player Arthur Manning (1872–1947), Australian politician Aubrey Manning (1930–2018), English zoologist and broadcaster
B Barbara Manning (born 1964), American indie rock musician Bayless Manning (1923–2011), American jurist and academic, corporate law expert Bernard Manning (1930–2007), British comedian Bernard Manning (singer) (c.1886–1962), in England and Australia Bernard Lord Manning (1892–1941), British historian Bill Manning (born 1965), American sports executive Blaine Manning (born 1979), Canadian indoor lacrosse player Blanche M. Manning (1934–2020), American judge Bob Manning (soul singer) (born 1945), American singer Bob Manning (pop singer) (1926–1997), American singer popular in the 1950s Bob Manning (musician), British musician Bob Manning (mayor) (born 1945), mayor of the Cairns Regional Council, Queensland, Australia Brandon Manning (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player Brennan Manning, born Richard Francis Xavier Manning, (1934–2013), American author of The Ragamuffin Gospel Brian Manning (historian) (1927–2004), British historian Brian G. W. Manning (1926–2011), British astronomer Brian Manning (American football) (born 1975), American football player Brian Manning (trade unionist and activist) (1932–2013), Australian activist Brian Manning (politician), Trinidad and Tobago politician Bruce Manning (1902–1965), American filmmaker and screenwriter Bruce A. Manning, environmental chemist
C Caroline Joyce Manning (1909–2000), British campaigner Catherine Manning, British writer of mystery novels under the pseudonym Elizabeth Ironside Catherine Lemmon Manning (1881–1957), American philatelist Cecil Manning (1892–1985), British politician Chandra Manning, American historian Charles Manning (1894–1978), South African international relations academic Charles Manning (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer Charlie Manning (born 1979), American baseball pitcher Charlotte Manning (1803–1871), British feminist, scholar and writer Chelsea Manning (born 1987), American intelligence analyst convicted of leaking classified materials Christopher D. Manning (born 1965), American computer scientist and applied linguist Clarence Manning (1893–1972), American Slavicist Clark Manning (born 1959), American actuary and business manager Colin Manning, American press secretary Craig E. Manning, American geologist and geochemist Craig Nevill-Manning, New Zealand computer scientist Curtis Manning (lacrosse) (born 1987), Canadian box lacrosse player
D Dane Manning (born 1989), British rugby league footballer Danieal Manning (born 1982), American football player Daniel Manning (1831–1887), American journalist, banker, and politician, Secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland Danny Manning (born 1966), American basketball player and coach Darren Manning (born 1975), British motor racing driver David Manning (baseball) (born 1972), American baseball pitcher David Manning (cricketer) (born 1963), English cricketer David Franklin Manning (1857–1929), justice of the New York Supreme Court Dave Manning (rugby league) (1910−1979), Australian rugby league player David Manning (police officer), police commissioner in Papua New Guinea D. J. Manning (David John Manning, 1938–2014), British academic Dayna Manning (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Deborah Manning, New Zealand lawyer and charity founder Dick Manning (1912–1991), American songwriter Don Manning (born c.1946), American football player Don Manning (politician) (1965–2020), American politician Dorothy Manning (1919–2012), New Zealand artist
E Ed Manning (1944–2011), American basketball player Edgar Manning (1889/9090–1931), Jamaican jazz musician and criminal Edna Manning (born 1942), president of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Edward Manning (Jamaica) (18th century), Jamaican politician Edye Rolleston Manning (1889–1957), Australian-born officer of the Royal Air Force Eleanor Manning (1906–1986), Australian Women's Army Service officer Eli Manning (born 1981), American football player Elias James Manning (1938–2019), American-born Brazilian Catholic bishop Ella Manning (1906–2007), Canadian nurse, Arctic explorer, writer and naturalist Emily Manning (1845–1890), Australian journalist and writer Erin Manning (theorist) (born 1969), Canadian cultural theorist and political philosopher Ernest Manning (1908–1996), Canadian politician Ernie Manning (1890–1973), American baseball pitcher Ethan Manning, American politician and businessman Ethelwyn Manning (1885–1972), American librarian
F Fabian Manning (born 1964), Canadian politician Felix Manning (baseball) (1909–1982), American baseball player Frankie Manning (1914–2009), American dancer Fred M. Manning (died 1958), American oil developer Frederic Manning (1882–1935), Australian poet and novelist Frederick Norton Manning (1839–1903), medical practitioner and military surgeon in New South Wales
G Gayle Manning (born 1950), American politician from Ohio Geoff Manning (1926–2018), South Australian historian George Manning (New Zealand politician) (1887–1976), Mayor of Christchurch George T. Manning (1908–1956), American politician Gordon Manning (1917–2006), American news executive Gustav Randolph Manning (1873–1953), German-American businessman and sports coach Guy Manning, British musician Guy Manning (basketball) (born 1944), American basketball player Gwyn Manning (1915–2003), Welsh amateur footballer
H Harold Manning (1909–2003), American long-distance runner Harry Manning (1897–1974), American master mariner, aviator and officer of the United States Navy Reserve Harvey Manning (1925–2006), American author and hiking advocate Haydon Manning (born c.1958), Australian political scientist, son of Geoff Manning Hazel Manning, Trinidad and Tobago politician Helen Manning (1919–2008), Native American historian and writer Helen Taft Manning (1891–1987), American historian 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
I Ilm Manning (born 1999), American football player Irene Manning (1912–2004), American actress and singer Iven Manning (1918–1988), Australian politician
J Jack Manning (baseball) (1853–1929), American baseball player Jack Manning (footballer) (1886–1946), English footballer Jack Manning (actor) (1916–2009), American actor Jack Manning (cricketer) (1923–1988), Australian cricketer Jack Manning (architect) (1929–2021), New Zealand architect Jacob Merrill Manning (1824–1882), American Congregational clergyman James Manning Jr., American army veteran and politician James Manning (minister) (1738–1791), American Baptist minister and first president of Brown University James Manning (lawyer) (1781–1866), English barrister, serjeant-at-law, and law writer James Manning (scientist) (1917–1989), surgeon, pathologist and public health administrator James Manning (architect), English-born architect and builder, active in Perth, Western Australia James David Manning (born 1947), American pastor James Hilton Manning (1854–1925), American newspaper publisher, businessman and mayor of Albany James S. Manning (1859–1938), Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court J. L. Manning (James Lionel Manning), British sports columnist Jane Manning (1938–2021), English soprano singer