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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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The Manx (/ m æ ŋ k s / manks; Manx: ny Manninee) are an ethnic group originating on the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea in Northern Europe. They belong to the diaspora of the Gaelic ethnolinguistic group, which now populate the parts of the British Isles which once were the Kingdom of the Isles and Dál Riata .
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 ".
Cannell is a chiefly Manx surname which is derived from the Gaelic/Celtic McConnell or O'Connell. Cannell is one of the earliest recorded surnames on the Isle of Man.An Ogham Stone from the 5th century A.D found at Ballaqueeny on the Isle of Man reads that this is the stone of "Bivadonis Maqi Mucoi Cunava(li)" Cunava or Cunavali being the tribal name predating Cannell (Connell, O'Connell ...
Quine is a Manx surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dan Quine (born 1967) British computer scientist; Don Quine (born 1938), American actor and writer, founder of Professional Karate Association; Edgar Quine (born 1934), Manx politician; John Quine (1857-1940), Manx clergyman, scholar and writer, The Captain of the Parish
Sorry I don't know why I brought in 'surname', the bit I am querying is 'though Inney survived as a christian name for a century afterwards.' I really cannot remember ever encountering this situation, tho. I have seen enough wills and read enough of the manorial records to see a few strange examples. I quite agree with all your own comments here.