A Scottish, English and Irish surname of Manning comes from the name form of Mann. The Old English was ‘manna’ which referred to a male, man or servant.

Spelling variations for Manning include Mannion, Maning and Mannings. The Irish form of Manning is O’Mannin.

In Scotland the Manning name is chiefly located in Lanarkshire, Angus, Perthshire and Ayrshire counties. In England the Manning family name is in the city of London, in Essex, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Somerset and Devon counties.

The states of Massachusetts, New York Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and California have the greater numbers of Manning families in the United States.

Famous: Dick Manning (musical songwriter), Eli Manning (professional football player), Henry Manning (served as a 17th century spy or mole for England’s Cromwell), Patrick Manning (Prime Minister and Minister of Trinidad and Tobago), Scott Manning (professional football player and aerobatic pilot), Peyton Manning professional baseball player), Stuart Manning (English actor), Maurice Manning (poet) and Taryn Manning (actress).