How common is the surname Mance?

2,310 people in the United States had the surname Mance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,656 Americans. It ranked 13,226th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mance?

Joshua Mance, American sprinter, followed by Junior Mance.

Where is the surname Mance most common?

Wikidata records people named Mance in the United States.

Is the surname Mance getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,310 in 2010, down 1.3%.

Is Mance also a first name?

Yes. Mance 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 Mance

A surname, carried by 2,310 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mance is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,310 people named Mance in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,656 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,340.

#13,226

rank among US surnames

2,310

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,206)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,219	Devitt	2,312	133,540
#13,221	Vanvalkenburg	2,311	133,598
#13,226	Mance	2,310	133,656
#13,230	Prindle	2,309	133,714
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772

Who is named Mance

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

60% of people named Mance identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mances

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joshua Mance
American sprinter, born 1992
Junior Mance
American musician (1928–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mance

Mance has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Mance?: 2,310 people in the United States had the surname Mance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,656 Americans. It ranked 13,226th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mance?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Mance identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mance?: Joshua Mance, American sprinter, followed by Junior Mance.
Where is the surname Mance most common?: Wikidata records people named Mance in the United States.
Is the surname Mance getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,310 in 2010, down 1.3%.
Is Mance also a first name?: Yes. Mance 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.