Maney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Maney family. Originally, the French people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in France is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Maney is a nickname type of surname for a fierce or strong man which was in turn derived from the Middle-High-German word man, from which the English word man is derived.

Early Origins of the Maney family

The surname Maney was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where this celebrated family held a family seat from ancient times. One of the first records of the family was Richard Mennet who was listed in Normandy in 1180-1185. Osbert Minete was later recorded there in 1198 and it seems that some of the family emigrated to England as the Hundredorum Rolls of 1272 list William Monet. 1

Early History of the Maney family

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Maney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Manet, Mannet, Manez, Manai, Manaie, Manaies, Manait, Mannez, Mannai, Mannaie, Mannaies, Mannait, Maney, Manney, du Manet, du Mannet, du Manez, du Manai, du Manaie, du Manaies, du Manait, du Mannez, du Mannai, du Mannaie, du Mannaies, du Mannait, du Maney, du Manney and many more.

Early Notables of the Maney family

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Maney Ranking

In the United States, the name Maney is the 11,024^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Maney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Maney, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 3
Peter Maney, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
Jacob Maney, aged 6, who landed in America from London, in 1893
George Maney, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1895

Maney Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Frank L. Maney, aged 24, who immigrated to America, in 1908
Mary Maney, aged 62, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
Isabella Maney, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
Arthur Maney, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1912
Edmund Maney, aged 35, who landed in America from London, England, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Maney (post 1700) +

James W. Maney (1862-1945), American engineer and railroad contractor
George Earl Maney (1826-1901), American soldier, politician, railroad executive, and diplomat
William Maney, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1944, 1948 (alternate) 4
Michael J. Maney, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916; Candidate for New York State Assembly from Ontario County, 1919, 1921 4
George Earl Maney (1826-1901), American politician, U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1881-82; Bolivia, 1882-83; Paraguay, 1889-94; Uruguay, 1889-94 4
Edward Strait Maney (b. 1899), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Torreon, 1924; Tampico, 1924-29; Agua Prieta, 1929-30; Southampton, 1932-34; Taihoku, 1935; U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1945-46 4
Glen Maney (b. 1964), English stand-up comedian , actor, and writer
David Maney Currin Sr. (1817-1864), Tennessee politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html