The English surname Manning, also found in Ireland, is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Mann. When found in Ireland the name Manning derives from the Gaelic name Ó Mainnín meaning “descendant of Mainnín,” probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach meaning “monk.” This is the name of a chieftain family in the western Irish province of Connacht. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Ainulf Manning in1190, in the Pipe Rolls of Kent. Other early examples of the surname recordings taken from surviving church registers of the diocese of Greater London include: the christening of Johan, the daughter of Launcelot Manning, on January 14th 1564, at St. Mary Magdalene, and the christening of Katherine, the daughter of William Mannings, on September 6th 1570, at St. Mary Aldermary.
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