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manchester Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mamma ‘breast’, and meaning ‘breast-shaped hill’) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).

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Distribution of manchester Families in the US in 1920
Number of manchester families
 105-207
 36-104
 1-35
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