| ![Show Contents]() Manier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Noble surnames, such as Manier, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The Manier surname may be a local surname, that is, a name derived from the name of a place where they once lived, or held land. The Manier family name is thought to have derived from Meunet, a town in the department of Indre, in the district of Issoudun. It has also been suggested that Manier may have been an occupational name for a miller, deriving from the word "meunier" or "mounier," in Old French. Early Origins of the Manier familyThe surname Manier was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this ancient family held a family seat since early times. The members of the family also branched into other regions of France, such as in Normandy, where they settled in Mesnières, a town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, in the district of Neufchâtel. Many members of this prominent family made important contributions to the society. Philipe Meusnier was mentioned in historic documents of the Huguenot descendants. Claude-Marie Meunier was a colonel, who received his title to nobility in 1808, and Joseph Meunier, a general, entered into the nobility in 1809. Jean-Nicolas Démeunier (1751-1814) was a French politician. He was a deputy for the Estates General (1789), emigrated to the United States in 1792, and returned to France in 1797, where he became a tribune (1800), and then a senator (1802). This illustrious man was also the author of "Essai sur les États-Unis" (1786) and "L'Amérique indépendente" (1790). Mathurin Meunier, born in 1619, son of René and Marie (née Leroux), travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Françoise Fafard, born in 1624, daughter of Jean and Elizabeth (née Tibou), at Montreal on 3rd November 1647. They remained there together until he passed away on 13th January 1702. 1 Early History of the Manier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Manier research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the years 1831 and 1905 are included under the topic Early Manier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Manier Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Meunier, Lemeunier, Lesmeunier, Lémeunier, Meunié, Lemeunié, Munier, Lemunier, Meusnier, Lemeusnier, Demeunier, Desmeunier and many more. Early Notables of the Manier familyMore information is included under the topic Early Manier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Manier RankingIn France, the name Manier is the 4,111st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Manier familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicolas Meusnier, who lived, with his wife and his child, in Biloxi, Louisiana, in 1721; M. Meunier and his wife, who were living in Louisiana in 1726.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Manier (post 1700) | + |
- Velma Manier, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952 3
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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