Mande History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancient Scottish name Mande was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The original bearer of the name lived in Aberdeen.

Early Origins of the Mande family

The surname Mande was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), where the first records was of John Man who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1399. Christina Man in Aberdeen was described in 1411 as "communis receptor meretricium et furium". Nicolaus Man was juror on inquest for ascertaining the former tenure of the lands of Kilrawakys et Geddes in 1431. 1

In England, "the Manns have found a home in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire for at least six centuries, Man being the early form of the name. There was a family of Mann in Norwich at the beginning of last century, and the name is still in the city." 2

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Bartholomew le Man, Somerset; and Michael le Man, Oxfordshire while the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Patricius de Man; Johannes de Man; Cecilia Manne; and Johannes de Manne as all holding lands there at that time. 3

"Mann was an old and numerous Widecombe [Devon] name in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it still has its principal home in the county in that neighbourhood." 2

Early History of the Mande family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mande research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1472, 1512, 1523, 1529, 1533, 1537, 1538, 1540, 1547, 1569, 1586, 1597, 1606, 1625, 1641, 1700, 1720, 1721, 1742, 1761 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Mande History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mande Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Mande has been spelled Mann, Mangus, Man and others.

Early Notables of the Mande family

Notable amongst the family at this time was John Man (1512-1569), Dean of Gloucester, born in 1512 at Laycock, Wiltshire, according to Wood, though the records of Winchester College name Winterbourne Stoke, in that county, as his birthplace. He was admitted into Winchester College in 1523, and was elected to New College, Oxford, where he became a probationer fellow, 28 Oct. 1529, being made perpetual fellow two years afterwards. He graduated B.A. 20 July 1533, and M.A. 13 Feb. 1537-1538. On 9 April 1540 he was appointed the southern proctor of the university. Being suspected of heresy, he was expelled from...
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Migration of the Mande family to Ireland

Some of the Mande family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mande migration to the United States +

Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:

Mande Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Antoine Mande, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 4

Mande Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Mande, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 4
Andrew Mande, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1854 4
Joh Mande, who arrived in Brazil in 1857 4
Elise Mande, aged 22, originally from Dresden, arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Furst Bismarck" from Southampton, England 5
Henriette Mande, aged 21, arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Friesland" from Antwerp, Belgium 5
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Mande Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

E Mande, aged 41, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Celtic" from Liverpool, England 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Mande (post 1700) +

Joe Mande (b. 1983), American stand-up comedian and writer
Colonel Bala Mohammed Mande (b. 1958), Military Administrator of Nasarawa State (1998-1999)

The Mande Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Per ardua stabilis
Motto Translation: Firm in adversity.

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result