Where does the last name Mann come from? Is it Irish? German?

Answer 1

Mann
This interesting name has two possible origins. The first being
from the Old German "mann" meaning man, probably used as a nickname
for a fierce or strong person or for a man contrasted with a boy
for some reason. Alternatively the source could be from the pre 7th
Century English personal name "Mann", man, which was still in use
in the 12th Century. Although the exact sense is not always clear,
a common meaning is servant, but it also may correspond to such a
phrase as "homo Bainardi", the man of Bainard, one who owed him
feudal service. One Robert Mann, married Avis Hankel in 1577 at St.
George the Martyr, Canterbury.

The Coat of Arms granted to the family has the blazon of a gold
shield, a chevron ermines between three black lion's rampant. The
crest being a gold tower issuant from the top of five tilting
spears proper, with the motto; Virtus vincet invidiam. The first
recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Hugo filius Man, which was dated
1188, in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire, during the reign of
King Henry 11, known as 'The Builder of Churches', 1154 - 1189.

Answer 2

Mann Family History

Answer 3

I believe that it is of Germanic origins. There's an Isle of Mann off the coast of England so your ancestors could have come from there. Mann could also be a shortened version of another longer, more foreign sounding name like Manfredo or Mannheim. Try asking older family members about when and where the family immigrated.

Answer 4

It's German.

Answer 5

You have to remember that a lot of immigrants to the US in the 1800s were illiterate the the immgiration officials often spelled the person's name as they heard it. They could have been German Kleins, but the immigration official spelled it with a C. Or they could have been trying to get a more "American" surname. A friend's family is Czech and were given the name Daly at immigration because the official had to idea how to spell their surname, and just put Daly down because it was closest to the pronunciation. They don't know how the original Czech name was spelled because her great grandfather couldn't write.

Answer 6

When they were handing out last names. The name giver missed one guy. When he told the name giver who had never messed up before. He look at the guy and said "MANN I don't believe it"

Answer 7

Its indian surname mann who used in punjab

Answer 8

i think it's scots gaelic, ie Isle of Mann but i'm not sure

Answer 9

Its German and it means "man."

Answer 10

it is possibly german but can also be swiiss and austrian