How common is the surname Man?

4,010 people in the United States had the surname Man in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. It ranked 8,266th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Man?

Chella Man, American YouTuber, actor, model, artist, and LGBTQ activist.

Where is the surname Man most common?

Wikidata records people named Man in the United States.

Is the surname Man getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,425 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,010 in 2010, down 9.4%.

Is Man also a first name?

Yes. Man is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Man

A Chinese surname, carried by 4,010 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Man is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From Cantonese 文 (man⁴).

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,010 people named Man in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. That is down 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,425.

#8,266

rank among US surnames

4,010

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-9.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,985)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,259	Piercy	4,012	76,956
#8,263	Pellegrini	4,011	76,975
#8,266	Winans	4,010	76,994
#8,271	Duffield	4,009	77,013
#8,272	Stuck	4,008	77,032
#8,274	Hinojos	4,006	77,071

Who is named Man

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

67% of people named Man identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 67%
White (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Mans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chella Man
American YouTuber, actor, model, artist, and LGBTQ activist, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Man

Man has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Man come from?: From Cantonese 文 (man⁴).
How common is the surname Man?: 4,010 people in the United States had the surname Man in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. It ranked 8,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Man?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Man identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Man?: Chella Man, American YouTuber, actor, model, artist, and LGBTQ activist.
Where is the surname Man most common?: Wikidata records people named Man in the United States.
Is the surname Man getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,425 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,010 in 2010, down 9.4%.
Is Man also a first name?: Yes. Man is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.