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Ó Mainnín · 'descendant of Mainnín' (perhaps the same as Mainchín)

Mannion is from Ó Mainnín, the name of a Galway family who were formerly chiefs of Sodhan, a district nearly co-extensive with the barony of Tiaquin. Woulfe (1923) says an Ó Mainnín, King of Sodhan, is mentioned as early as 1135 and that the name was still common in Galway and Roscommon. In 1890 Mannion births were found chiefly in those two counties.

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Irish formÓ Mainnín
Meaning'descendant of Mainnín' (perhaps the same as Mainchín)
CountiesGalway, Roscommon
Other spellings5

Origin of the Mannion name

A Galway family, formerly chiefs of Sodhan, a district nearly co-extensive with the barony of Tiaquin. They continued as a distinct clan down to the time of James I; the chief resided at Menlough Castle, in the parish of Killascobe (Woulfe).[1]

  1. 1135Ó Mainnín, King of Sodhan, mentioned in the Chronicon Scotorum.[1]
  2. 1617Hugh O'Mannin surrenders his estates and receives them back by letters patent.[1]
  3. After the Cromwellian warsThe whole Ó Mainnín property confiscated.[1]
  4. 1676A small portion restored under the Act of Settlement (Woulfe).[1]
  5. 189091 Mannion entries (incl. varieties), chiefly in Galway and Roscommon.[3]

Where in Ireland

Co. GalwayAncestral territory of Sodhan (barony of Tiaquin); a principal Mannion county in 1890.[1][3]
Co. Roscommon'Still common in Galway and Roscommon' (Woulfe); a principal Mannion county in 1890.[1][3]

Other spellings

Manion · Mannin · O'Mannin · Manning · Mongon[1][4]

The Mannion coat of arms

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Mannion surname: questions

What does the surname Mannion mean?

Woulfe gives Mannion as a form of Ó Mainnín, 'descendant of Mainnín', a personal name he says is perhaps the same as Mainchín.[1]

Where in Ireland is the Mannion name from?

Co. Galway. Woulfe says the Ó Mainnín family were chiefs of Sodhan, nearly co-extensive with the barony of Tiaquin, and that the name is still common in Galway and Roscommon. In 1890, 78 of the 91 Mannion entries were in Connaught.[1][3]

Were the Mannions an old ruling family?

Woulfe says an Ó Mainnín, King of Sodhan, is mentioned in the Chronicon Scotorum in 1135, and that the family remained a distinct clan down to the time of James I, with the chief living at Menlough Castle.[1]

Are Mannion and Manning the same name?

Woulfe lists Manning among the anglicised forms of Ó Mainnín, and Matheson's list of spelling varieties gives [Manning] under Mannion. Woulfe also prints '(Mannion, Manning)', in brackets, under a different name, Ó Mongáin, the name of families seated in Cork, Mayo and Fermanagh.[1][4][2]

Sources

  1. Ó Mainnín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-mainnin.php
  2. Ó Mongáin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-mongain.php
  3. Mannion — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/mannion.php
  4. Mannion (list no. 1182) — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/1182.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).