Manake History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Manake

What does the name Manake mean?

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

Early Origins of the Manake family

The surname Manake 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 Manake family

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Manake Spelling Variations

In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Manake family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Mannix, Managan, Managhan, Manahan, Manihan, O'Managhan, O'Manihan, Mangan and many more.

Early Notables of the Manake family

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Migration of the Manake family

Thousands of Irish left in their homeland in the 18th and 19th centuries to escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, and in the search of a plot of land to call their own. These immigrants arrived at the eastern shores of North America, early on settling and breaking the land, and, later, building the bridges, canals, and railroads essential to the emerging nations of United States and Canada. Many others would toil for low wages in the dangerous factories of the day. Although there had been a steady migration of Irish to North America over these years, the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Manake or a variant listed above: 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.