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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]
Pages in category "Manx-language surnames" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 .
Ethnic group Manx Americans Total population Self-identified as "Manx" 6,955 (2000) Regions with significant populations Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, California and Washington, D.C. Particularly in the cities of Cleveland, Mentor, Painesville, Peoria Languages English, Manx Religion Christianity Related ethnic groups Breton Americans, Cornish Americans, English Americans ...
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.
Surnames appearing less than 100 times represented less than 10% of the population. [11] The most common surname remains Smith ; over two million Americans have that name and it is the most common name for white, native and multiracial residents.
Pages in category "Manx emigrants to the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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".
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