Frequency: (275)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.
2. Dutch: variant of Magnus, Mannen, or Manes 1.
3. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name in Rogaland, composed of an uncertain first element (possibly Old Norse man ‘thrall’, ‘slave’) + nes ‘promontory’.
GIVEN NAMES: Scandinavian 6%; German 5%. Aase, Erik, Lars; Klaus (2), Kurt.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
