Mann Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Mann Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Mann

The Mann family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The name Mann is a first name derived from the old Norse name 'manningi', meaning 'a valiant man'. Variants of the name include Manning, Mannin and Man. This name is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Henri Maninge, Cambridgeshire, and a Henry le Man, Cambridgeshire, who were recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. A Johannes Mannyng was recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the year 1379. In Scotland a Nicolaus Man was a juror on an inquest in 1431. In Ireland the name Mann is often found in Ulster Province where it is usually of Scottish immigrant origin being an abbreviation of Magnus. In Belfast City Mann is sometimes a variant form of the name Mahon, originally taken from the Gaelic MacMathghamhna sept. The name Mann also occurs in the mediaeval records of County Meath.