Manack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

Etymology of Manack

What does the name Manack mean?

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

Early Origins of the Manack family

The surname Manack 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 Manack family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Manack research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Manack History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Manack Spelling Variations

The spelling of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was rarely consistent. This inconsistency was due to the scribes and church officials' attempts to record orally defined names in writing. The common practice of recording names as they sounded resulted in spelling variations such as Mannix, Managan, Managhan, Manahan, Manihan, O'Managhan, O'Manihan, Mangan and many more.

Early Notables of the Manack family

More information is included under the topic Early Manack Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Manack family

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Manack: 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.