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Etymology of Mañach

What does the name Mañach mean?

The original Gaelic form of the Irish name Mañach was written as Ó Mainchin, which is derived from the word manach, which means monk.

Early Origins of the Mañach family

The surname Mañach was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster.

Early History of the Mañach family

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Mañach Spelling Variations

Numerous spelling variations of the surname Mañach exist. A partial explanation for these variants is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include Mannix, Managan, Managhan, Manahan, Manihan, O'Managhan, O'Manihan, Mangan and many more.

Early Notables of the Mañach family

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Mañach Ranking

In France, the name Mañach is the 9,331st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mañach family

In the late 18th century, Irish families began emigrating to North America in the search of a plot of land to call their own. This pattern of emigration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s cause thousands of Irish to flee the death and disease that accompanied the disaster. Those that made it alive to the shores of the United States and British North America (later to become Canada) were, however, instrumental in the development of those two powerful nations. Many of these Irish immigrants proudly bore the name of Mañach: Jane Managan settled in Maryland in 1775; Betty Managhan settled in New York in 1850;Daniel Managhan settled in Philadelphia in 1842; Antony Manahan settled in Quebec in 1849.



  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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