Manx Americans are Americans of full or partial

Manx Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man: * Manx people **Manx surnames * Isle of Man It may also refer to: Languages * Manx language, also known as Manx ...

ancestral origin or Manx people who reside in the United States of America.

Settlement in Ohio

The city of Cleveland, Ohio is said to have the highest concentration of Americans of Manx descent in the United States. They predominantly descend from the village of Andreas on the northern side in the Isle of Man. From 1822 onwards, many families such as the

Corlett Corlett is a surname of Manx origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Mac Thorliot'', derived from an Old Norse personal name composed of two elements: the name '' Þórr'' and ''ljótr'' meaning "bright". Another opinion is that th ...

family, becoming farmers and easing land by the Connecticut Land Company. In 1826 more families such as the

Kelley Kelley may refer to: * Kelley (name), a given name and surname Places ;United States * Kelley, Iowa * Kelley Hill in Fort Benning, Georgia * Kelley Park, in San Jose, California * Kelley Square, in Worcester, Massachusetts * Kelley Township, ...

’s,

Teare Teare is a surname of Manx origin. People *Abby Sargent ( née Teare; born 1977), Australian netball player *Anthony Teare, last person in the British Isles to be sentenced to death * Billy Teare, Irish storyteller *Cooper Teare (born 1999), Ame ...

’s, and

Kneen Kneen, (pronounced "neen" with the ' K' silent), is a Manx surname. There have been several interpretations of the origin of the surname. ''Kneen'' may be an Anglicisation of the Gaelic patronymic ''Mac Niadháin'', which is derived from a pet f ...

’s established themselves in Newburgh which would encourage more Manx settlement into the area. Cleveland was a town of only six hundred people. A population grew to around 3000 of both Manx-born or of Manx descent bound together by their Manx language and customs. Amongst the immigrants was William Corlett who donated land for the community's log schoolhouse so Manx children would be educated in their native Manx and English languages.British Buckeyes: The English, Scots, and Welsh in Ohio, 1700-1900
- By William E. Van Vugt

Notable people

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

(born 1979), singer and guitarist of the Black Keys *

John Thomas Caine John Thomas Caine (January 8, 1829 – September 20, 1911) was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Utah. Biography Born in the parish of Patrick, Isle of Man, Caine attended the common schools in Do ...

(1829-1911), politician in the state of Utah * Cannon family, prominent political family in Utah (see page for individual members) * William Christian (1743-1786), Virginia soldier and frontiersman * Leslie Cockburn (born 1952), writer and filmmaker * John Cubbins (1827-1894), businessman and politician in Tennessee * William Garrett (1842-1916), fought in the American Civil War *

William Kennish William Kennish (1799 – March 19, 1862) was an engineer, inventor, explorer, scientist, and poet, known primarily for inventions developed while he served in the British Royal Navy (1821–1841). They ranged from improvements for artillery to nav ...

(1799-1862), scientist and explorer * Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893-1993), psychologist * Jeremiah McGuire (1823-1889), politician and lawyer in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Ben Quayle Benjamin Eugene Quayle (born November 5, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who is a former U.S. Representative for . A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of the 44th vice president of the United States, Dan Quayle James ...

(born 1976), former U.S. Congressman and son of Dan Quayle * Dan Quayle (born 1947), Vice President of the United States from 1989 until 1993 *

James C. Quayle James Cline Quayle (May 25, 1921 – July 7, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the ''Huntington Herald-Press'' in Indiana and the ''Wickenburg Sun'' in Arizona. H ...

(1921-2000), businessman and father of Dan Quayle *

William Edward Quine William Edward Quine (February 9, 1847 – December 7, 1922) was a Manx American physician, academic, and philanthropist. Immigrating to Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1853, Quine attended the Northwestern University College of Medicine an ...

(1847-1922) *

Christopher Stott Christopher Bryan Robert "Chris" Stott (born July 1969) is a Manx-born American space entrepreneur. He is best known for co-founding the regulatory and orbital frequency services company, ManSat, Odyssey Moon, and the International Institute of ...

(born 1969), space entrepreneur *

Kevin Teare Kevin Teare (born September 13, 1951) is an American artist. He is a 2006 recipient of a Joan Mitchell Fellowship Award for painting. His first exhibition was at The Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1975. At the age of 25 he was awarded a National ...

(born 1951), artist *

Letitia Christian Tyler Letitia Tyler ( ''née'' Christian; November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842) was the first wife of President John Tyler and first lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842. She married Tyler, then a law student, in 1808 at Cedar Grove, her f ...

(1790-1842), first wife of U.S. President John Tyler *

John Ambrose Watterson John Ambrose Watterson (May 27, 1844 – April 17, 1899) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1880 until his death in 1899. Biography Early life The sixth of eleven chi ...

(1844-1899), Catholic bishop

References

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