Show ContentsMannin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The original Gaelic form of Mannin was Ó Mainnin.

Early Origins of the Mannin family

The surname Mannin was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island.

Early History of the Mannin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mannin research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Mannin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mannin Spelling Variations

During the Middle Ages, a standardized literary language known by the general population of Ireland was a thing of fiction. When a person's name was recorded by one of the few literate scribes, it was up that particular scribe to decide how to spell an individual's name. So a person could have several spelling variations of his name recorded during a single lifetime. Research into the name Mannin revealed many variations, including Mannion, O'Mannin, O'Mannion, Mannyan, Mennon and many more.

Early Notables of the Mannin family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Cornet O'Mannin who joined the King's Irish Army and became a hero


United States Mannin migration to the United States +

The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name Mannin:

Mannin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Eva Mannin, who landed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1757 1

Canada Mannin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mannin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Edward Mannin, aged 22, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Breeze" from Dublin, Ireland
  • Miss. Catherine Mannin, aged 1 year & 6 months who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Rankin" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in June 1847 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mannin (post 1700) +

  • Beverley Mannin, American production assistant, known for her work on King Solomon's Mines (1985)
  • Basil Mannin (1905-1976), English scenic artist, known for his work on Seven Waves Away (1957), Treasure Island (1950) and The Entertainer (1960)
  • Ethel Edith Mannin (1900-1984), British novelist and travel writer, known for her autobiographies


  1. 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)
  2. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 41)


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