Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
MAN
There are approximately 7,432 people named Man in the UK. That makes it the 1,460th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 118 are named Man.
Region of origin
Asia
Country of origin
China
Language of origin
Chinese
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
Related and similar surnames
BadmanMann
Maan
Main
Mahn
Mana
Mahne
Maine
Magne
Mains
Mahns
Mainz
Manas
Maeno
Maino
Maina
Maini
Magn
Maene
Maahn
Maane
Maann
Mainn
Maihn
Manai
Manae
Manaa
Maign
Mainne
Manah
Manay
Maenne
Manao
Maans
Maenz
Magns
Maghn
The Man surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MAN. A veiy usual tei-mination of English surnames, as Workman, Longman, Newman, Potman, Waterman — which explain themselves. There ai'e however some, of a local origin, which require a few remarks. In the XIII. & XIV. centuries, many jDersons received family names, not from the designation, hut from the sit Nation, of their residences. A plebeian, for instance, who dwelt at a grove, would be called William at the Grove, or more curtly, AVills. atte Grove. In the succeeding centuries the awkward atfe, sometimes softened to J.' was dropped, and the name became simply Grove, Grover, or Grove??;??. In like manner were formed Beckman from beck, Castleman from castle. Crouchman from crouch, Lakeman from lake, Parkman from park, and many others. See ER.