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More recent sources of surnames are Parish records from the beginning of the 17th century. [3] Arthur William Moore analysed the origin of Manx surnames in use at the beginning of the 19th century: of 170 surnames, about 100 (65 percent) are of Celtic origin while about 30 (17.5 percent) were of Norse-Gaelic origin. [4]
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Pages in category "Surnames of Manx origin" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Corrin is a surname of Manx origin. It is a contraction of MacCorran or McCorryn, an anglicised form of the Gaelic MacTorin, meaning "son of Thórfinnr" (from Thórr the name of the Scandinavian thunder god + the ethnic designation Finnr).
The Manx (Manx language: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe.They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic (Norse and English) and Norse-Gaelic lines.
The English language is used in Tynwald (Tinvaal); the use of Manx there is restricted to a few formulaic phrases. However, some Manx is used to a limited extent in official publications, street signs etc. Education in the Manx language is offered in schools. The Bunscoill Ghaelgagh is a Manx-language primary school in St John's, Isle of Man.
Colin Horsley (1920–2012), New Zealand-born classical pianist but with Manx roots; Andy Kershaw, BBC Radio presenter. Rupert de Larrinaga, British Olympic skier. Cynthia Lennon, artist, writer and celebrity, ex-wife of former Beatle John Lennon, moved to the island in 1983 with her then husband Jim Christie. She and Christie lived there for ...
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