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Under the English many surnames introduced to the island were translated into Manx, while many indigenous Manx surnames became Anglicised. Immigration from Ireland brought Hiberno-Norman surnames to the island as well. [2] Very few Manx surnames are recorded prior to the arrival of the Stanleys in 1405. The majority of early surnames are ...
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Surnames of Manx origin" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total ...
Illiam Dhône (also known as William Christian), (1608–1663), Manx patriot executed in 1663, great grandfather of Fletcher Christian. Sir Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC (1917–2003), first non-gubernatorial head of the Manx executive. Mark Wilks (1759–1831), Speaker of the House of Keys, later Governor of St Helena.
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", which is derived from the Old Norse personal name meaning "Thor's Finn".
Cubbon is one of the rare manx surnames, of either Irish Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic ancient origin. The surname Cubbon is a Manx contraction of the Irish surname ‘Mac Ghiobúin’ or the Scottish variant ‘MacGhiobúin’ meaning ‘son of Ghiobúin’. [1]
Corlett is a surname of Manx origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Thorliot, derived from an Old Norse personal name composed of two elements: the name Þórr and ljótr meaning "bright". [1] Another opinion is that the Old Norse Þorliótr may mean "Thor-people". [2] The name appears earliest in records as Corlett in 1504 and ...
An article in this category consists of or includes a list of people that share a surname or family name. Such articles are typically either split from long surname articles (as in the case of Johnson (surname) split from Johnson ) or are surname articles that need expansion.