Manheim Family History
Manheim Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German: habitational name from the city of Mannheim in southwestern Germany (formerly the residence of the electors Palatine) so named from the ancient Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann ) + Old High German heim ‘homestead’. Mannheim was not fortified or chartered until the beginning of the 17th century until which time it was just a small fishing village. This surname is rare in Germany. Compare Mannheim .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022