| ![Show Contents]() Manz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Manz. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's givenname, names derived from occupations are also found. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. However, under the Feudal System, occupational names did not become hereditary until the offices themselves became hereditary. It was only after an occupation was inherited by several generations in lineal descent that occupational names came to be applied to entire families, and so became a hereditary surname. The surname Manz is a common occupational name for a person who raised steers having being derived from the Italian word Manzo, meaning steer. During the Middle Ages, Italian society was primarily based on agriculture and accordingly agricultural occupations were quite frequently shown in the development of these surnames. Early Origins of the Manz familyThe surname Manz was first found in Friuli (Venetian: Friul), an area of northeastern Italy, with Patriarca di Aquileia Volserico Manzano in 1083. Early History of the Manz familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Manz research. The years 1500, 1785 and 1860 are included under the topic Early Manz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Manz Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Manz are Manzo, Manzano, Manzoni, Manzonni, Manzonne, Mansone, Manzu, Manzuoli, Manzuolo, Manzi, Manzoli, Manzolo, Manzano, Manzelli, Manzina, Manzini and many more. Early Notables of the Manz familyProminent among members of the family was - Torpe di Federico del Mansone of Sicily, a priest in Pisa for 7 years. His son acquired the position after his death. Pier Angelo Manzoli, a poet and philosopher in Ferrara in 1500
- Cianciano Manzano was commander of the castle of Manzano, which stands in Friulì. The Manzini family of Modena was one of the most powerful families in the city during the medieval period. Giovanni Ma...
Manz RankingIn the United States, the name Manz is the 15,753rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Manz migration to the United States | + |
An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Manz or a variant listed above:
Manz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Blane Manz, aged 53, who arrived in Missouri in 1839 2
- Jacob Manz, who landed in America in 1855 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Manz (post 1700) | + |
- John Raymond Manz (1945-2023), American prelate of the Catholic Church, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1996 to 2021
- Linda Manz (1961-2020), American actress, known for her roles in Days of Heaven (1978), Out of the Blue (1980), and Gummo (1997)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
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Manz migration to the United States 
