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Most members of the wider Mannix family will already know that our name originated in Ireland,but for those who do not know here is some history of the name.Mannix is the usual form,in English,of the ancient Gaelic surname O'Mainchin (pronounced O'Manheen).the name in Gaelic translates as "to do with the duties of a monk" or as "little monk" as some would have it.In Ireland the name is often spelt with one "N",and sometimes as Manyx,many other anglicized Irish names are synonomous with Mannix,these include O'Manahan,MacNiece,Minogue,and MacNois.The Sept or clan or family of O'Mainchin was based originally in Corcha Laoidhe,in S/W Co.Cork,and later spread throughout Munster I.E. Kerry,Cork,Limerick.The earliest date I have found for Mannix,is in the 16th.century,but O'Mainchin of course predates this time by hundreds of years.The most famous Mannix is of course the very rev Daniel Mannix,former president of Maynooth college,and later Archbishop of Melbourne,Australia 1864-1963,who was once arrested by the British Navy on the high seas to prevent his return to Ireland. In the 19th. century the Griffths Primary Valuation of Ireland took place 1847-64,this survey lists 299 Mannix head -s of households,some of them are duplicates,but by and large the most popular Mannix name in Griffiths is John Mannix,accounting for some 6% of the names.Many of the Mannix names are used over and over for countless generations,so in most branches of the family you have John,Patrick,William,Timothy and Catherine,Mary,Margaret and Elizabeth. If any one reading this wants to share Mannix info.please contact me on my e-mail, [email protected] I will look forward to hearing from you.

morning, can't help you i'm afraid but i did find it interesting to read happy hunting sandra