margaret manny what is the basis for manny being the surname of margaret countess of norfolk a predecessor to this thomas earl and later duke of same click the link and go to the article on this predecessor margaret and the word manny can't be found there the only noteworthy and historical margaret manny that google knows is wikipedia's flag seamstress active in north america in the revolutionary 's as jon lovitz might say so that would be later c aa b ee f bf c christopher l simpson