Mannington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mannington family

The surname Mannington was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Mannington. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Early History of the Mannington family

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Mannington Spelling Variations

Cornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Mannington, Manninton, Mennington, Menninton, Mannyngton and many more.

Early Notables of the Mannington family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

the Mannington family of Cornwall

Mannington migration to the United States +

An investigation of the immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Mannington:

Mannington Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Roger Mannington, aged 14, who arrived in Virginia aboard the ship "David" in 1635 1
William Mannington, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1

Mannington Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alfred Mannington, who landed in New York in 1831 1

Citations +

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)