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Early Origins of the Mani family

The surname Mani was first found in Udine, a town in Venetia and capital of the province of Udine. An old walled city it dates back to early Roman times. There is an old castle (1517) in the center of the town which is now used as a museum and art gallery. The church of S.Maria della Purita is notable with many treasures. The town hall was built in 1448. It was the seat of the Italian command in WWI. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Mani family

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Mani Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maniago, Miniago, Maniagro, Miniagro and others.

Early Notables of the Mani family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Count Maniago of Friuli


United States Mani migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mani Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Jost Mani, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
  • Johann Adam Mani, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
  • Anna Maria Mani, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
Mani Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johan Mani, who settled in New York, NY in 1840
  • John Mani, who settled in California in 1876
  • Jakob Mani, who arrived in Kentucky in 1882 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Mani (post 1700) +

  • Mani Matter (1936-1972), popular Swiss singer-songwriter
  • Mani Neumeier (b. 1940), German rock musician, free jazz-drummer, artist, frontman and singer


  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)


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