Manney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Manney 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 Manney 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 Manney family

The surname Manney 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 Manney family

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Manney 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 Manney family

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Manney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Manney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Manney, who landed in Arkansas in 1856 2

Manney migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Manney Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Alice Manney, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Utopia"
Mary Manney, aged 18, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Utopia"

Contemporary Notables of the name Manney (post 1700) +

W. F. Manney, American politician, Member of North Carolina State House of Representatives from Graham County, 1901-02

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)
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)