Origins of the Manning surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 235North West 287Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 486East Midlands 484West Midlands 307East 1027London 2833South East 1006South West 605South Wales 86Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mannings lived in london

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    40,000 Manning Travel & migration records
    97,000 Mannings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Manning

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    395th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Manning surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Manning first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mannings

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Mannings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    398

    Laundress

    332

    Domestic Servant

    250

    General Servant Domestic

    242

    Charwoman

    187

    Commmon male occupations for Mannings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    600

    General Labourer

    427

    Farm Labourer

    364

    Carpenter

    310

    Farmer

    281

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