The Manns surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,312 people carried this name — #5,511 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,921 in 2000.

Look up another surname

Share

What the name means

The meaning of the Manns surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Mayne’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Matilda Meyn, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Mayne, Main, Maine, Mann, Manns and Manson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 524 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 31 people named Manns.

Most of them — 25 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 25
Moselle 4
Haute-Saône 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 31 people named Manns live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 19
Liège 12

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

25 people named Manns live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 6
Basel-Landschaft 6
Thurgau 6
Zurich 4
Schaffhausen 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

109 people named Manns are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 55
Sweden (2022) 54

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Manns in American newspapers,
1880–1916.

Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Manns
The Port Gibson Reveille 1916-10-12
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Manns
The Port Gibson Reveille 1914-12-17
Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Manns
The Louisiana Democrat 1880-04-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Manns in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2010s.

6,598 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Manns. The most, 918, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,553
Victoria 1,127
Queensland 920
South Australia 389
Western Australia 288
ACT (Canberra) 188
Tasmania 114
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Manns.

Who carried it

People named Manns,
with a public archive behind them.

  • August Manns
    August Manns 1825–1907 · composer
  • August Manns
    August Manns 1825–1907 · composer
  • August Manns
    August Manns 1825–1907 · composer
  • August Manns
    August Manns 1825–1907 · composer
  • August Manns
    August Manns 1825–1907 · composer
  • Katharine Thellusson d. 1921

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Manns,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States376 records

376 records of the Manns name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 115
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 94
  • Other U.S. records 167
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Orpheus W. Manns

    Born 1914 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Katharina Manns

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Phoenicia from Hamburg, aged 23; domestic. From Rothenkirchen, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roy Nance Manns

    Born 1945; from Lewisburg, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 376 records for Manns in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany303 records

303 records of the Manns name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Manns

    Born 1899; from Hagen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 16 August 1918; then reported dead in the list of 3 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 16).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ewald Manns

    Born 1896; from Lennep. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 15 August 1916; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 30 December 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 56).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Manns

    From Gleiwitz. Reported missing in the Saxon casualty list of 12 August 1919 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 78).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 303 records for Manns in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia68 records

68 records of the Manns name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 16
  • Tasmanian Names Index 13
  • Other Australian records 39
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Manns

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Jane, arriving 1831; ticket of leave 1840. Native of Tipperary Co.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Manns

    Arrived in Queensland in 1878 aboard the Scottish Knight, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lesley Manns

    Retired of Tresco, Victoria; died 1986.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 68 records for Manns in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands37 records

37 records of the Manns name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 24
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 13
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Josef Johann Manns

    Married in 1930 in Vaals; "postambtenaar", born 1900 in Laurensberg, Germany.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Augusta Emilie Manns

    Died 1896 in Delft; born in Adams Verdroes (Dld.).

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Catharina Pauline Manns

    In the population register of Antwerpen, Belgium; born 1888 in Antwerpen, Belgium.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Manns in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France10 records

10 records of the Manns name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Wolfgang Manns

    Born 1949 in Germany; died 1991 in Germany.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anne Manns

    Born 1937 in Yugoslavia; died 2000 in Jouy-aux-Arches (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guy Yvon Louis Manns

    Born 1915 in Vesoul (Haute-Saône); died 1997 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Manns in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Manns name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hildegard Manns

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dorothy May Manns

    Died 1963; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Kurt Peter Manns

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Manns in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Manns name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. Manns

    South Wales Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Manns

    Suffolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Manns.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Manns is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

See the Manns volume
Scroll to Top