Manton as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Manton

What is the meaning of the name Manton ?

The baby name Manton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAN-tən (IPA: /ˈmæntən/).

Manton is English in Origin.

Manton is an English and Irish surname turned given name. As an English habitational name it comes from several villages called Manton, recorded as Manetone in the Domesday Book. The place-name combines the Old English personal name Manna with tūn “farm, enclosure,” yielding “Manna’s settlement” (sometimes read broadly as “man’s town”). In Ireland, Manton also anglicizes Ó Manntáin, “descendant of Manntán,” a byname from manntach, “toothless,” with the diminutive -án.

As a first name it appears sporadically in Britain and the United States from the late 18th century with the rise of surname-forename fashion. Noted bearers include Bishop Manton Eastburn, General Manton S. Eddy, and journalist Manton Marble. Variants and related forms: Manten, Mannton; Irish Mantan/Manntáin. Informal short forms Manny or Mant occur. The name’s meanings thus span “Manna’s homestead” in Old English tradition and a familial Gaelic nickname.

⚙ Manton is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Manton appears only 21 times in total — found in 11 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.