The manchester Surname
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’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Erie County NY, Joseph & Ruth, 1800's |
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| Ruth MANCHESTER | Gunner Dave | 3 |
| Looking For The Manchester Family Genealogy Of Sarah Manchester | Jonathan Allen | 3 |
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