Manning

Manning is a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Manning is a family surname which is particularly prevalent among those of Irish descent. The Manning family descends from the 37th King of Ulster, North-East Ireland, who ruled until around 450 A.D. This King was very wealthy and was, therefore, called the Maoin, which translates as riches or wealth. The Clan of Maoin was said to have been converted to the Catholic faith by Saint Patrick himself. Sometime between the 10th and 13th centuries many of the Maoins crossed the English Channel and settled in Southern England on the Kentish Coast and, according to English Law, they were forced to give their name an English form: they chose Manning, others chose Mannion.

Manning is also the name of a Galway family who were formerly chiefs of Sodhan, a district nearly co-extensive with the barony of Tiaquin. O'Mainnín, Kind of Sodhan, is mentioned in the Chronicon Scotorum as early as the year 1135, and the O'Mainnins 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, Hugh O'Mannin surrendered his estates, but a small portion of it was restored under the Act of Settlement in 1676 where the name is still common in Galway and Roscommon, and has spread into other parts of Ireland.[1]

People

• Stuart Manning (born 1979), English actor and model
• Aubrey Manning (born 1930), English zoologist and broadcaster
• Barbara Manning, American indie rock musician
• Bernard Manning (1930-2007), British comedian
• Brennan Manning
• Caroline Joyce Manning (1909-2000), British campaigner
• Catherine Lemmon Manning (1881 -1957), of Washington, D.C.
• Daniel Manning (1831-1887), US Secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland
• David Manning (born 1949), British diplomat
• Dick Manning (1912-1991), American songwriter
• Ernest Manning (1908-1996), Canadian politician
• Frankie Manning (born 1914), American dancer
• Frederic Manning (1882-1935), Australian poet and novelist
• George Manning (died 1849), British murderer
• Guy Manning, British musician
• Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892), English Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal
• Henry Manning (d. 1655), English spy
• Jack Manning (1916-2009), American actor
• Jeff Manning, (born 1971), American Author & Entrepreneur
• Katy Manning (born 1949), British actress
• Marie Manning (died 1849), Swiss murderer
• Maurice Manning (born 1943), Irish politician
• Maurice Manning (born 1966), American poet
• Michael Manning (disambiguation)
• Mick Manning (born 1959), British children's author and illustrator
• Nick Manning (born 1967), American porn star
• Patrick Manning (born 1946), Prime Minister and Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• Paul Manning (d. 1995), American broadcast journalist and member of The Writing 69th
• Preston Manning (born 1942), former Canadian politician and son of Ernest Manning
• Robert Manning (disambiguation)
• Roger Manning (disambiguation)
• Scott Manning (1958-2006), football player and plane pilot
• Sidney E. Manning, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Taryn Manning (born 1978), American actress
• Terry Manning, Music Producer and Engineer
• Timothy Cardinal Manning (1909-1989), Archbishop of Los Angeles
• William Manning (1763-1835), Governor of the Bank of England
• William Montagu Manning (1811-1895), English born Australian politician and judge
• William Thomas Manning, bishop of New York

Sports

• Archie Manning (born 1949), American football player
• Danieal Manning (born 1982), American football player
• Danny Manning (born 1966), former National Basketball Association player
• Darren Manning (born 1975), English racecar driver
• Ed Manning (born 1943), retired American professional basketball player
• Eli Manning (born 1981), American football player
• Peyton Manning (born 1976), American football player
• Rick Manning (born 1954), American baseball player
• Ricky Manning, Jr. (born 1980), American football player
• Scott Manning (1958-2006), football player and plane pilot
• Peter Manning (1947-), Chairman of the Irish Genealogical Research Society

Fictional

• Craig Manning, character on Degrassi
• Curtis Manning, character on 24
• David Manning (fictitious writer)
• Meg Manning, character on Veronica Mars
• Starr Manning, character on One Life to Live
• Todd Manning, character on One Life to Live
• Blair Cramer Manning, character on One Life to Live
• Jack Manning, character on One Life to Live

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