Manlove History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

The origins of the distinguished Manlove family in England are uncertain. There was an Old English personal name "lufu," meaning "love"; however there was also a Norman French "louve," denoting a female wolf. It is most likely that as a surname, Manlove developed independently from both of these sources. Menlove Ave., was the name of an 1986 album by English rock musician John Lennon as he lived at 251 Menlove Avenue in Liverpool, England as a child.

Early Origins of the Manlove family

The surname Manlove was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Manlove family

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Manlove Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Manlove include Manlove, Menlove, Manlovell, Manleave and others.

Early Notables of the Manlove family

Distinguished members of the family include

Timothy Manlove (1663-1699), an English Presbyterian minister and physician from Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Manlove migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Manlove or a variant listed above:

Manlove Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John, Mark, Christopher, Ann, and William Manlove, a family who, who arrived in Maryland in 1665
Ann Manlove, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 1
Christopher Manlove, who landed in Maryland in 1665 1
George Manlove, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 1
Hannah Manlove, who landed in Maryland in 1665 1
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Manlove Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ebenezer Manlove, on record in Delaware in 1764

Manlove Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D. Manlove, aged 32, settled in Philadelphia in 1822

Contemporary Notables of the name Manlove (post 1700) +

Dudley Manlove (1914-1996), American actor
Joe Jonathan Manlove (1876-1956), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1923-33 2
Bartholomew Manlove, American politician, Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835 2
Arthur C Manlove (1901-1941), U.S. Navy electrician, namesake of the ship USS Manlove (DE-36)
Dr. David Manlove (b. 1974), Scottish lecturer in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow
George Manlove Abbott (1904-1988), American Republican politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Calcutta, 1928-29; Oslo, 1930-34; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1938-41; Colombo, 1941; Paris, 1944; U.S. Consul General in Saigon, 1948-50 3
Manlove Howard Jester, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Wilmington, Delaware, 1909-13 4

Historic Events for the Manlove family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Arthur Cleon Manlove, American Warrant Officer-Electrician from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html