How common is the surname Manly?

1,511 people in the United States had the surname Manly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,332 Americans. It ranked 18,337th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Manly?

Alexandra Manly, Australian cyclist.

Where is the surname Manly most common?

Wikidata records people named Manly in Australia.

Is the surname Manly getting more or less common?

More common. 1,489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,511 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Manly

A surname, carried by 1,511 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Manly is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

English and Irish surname, variant of Manley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,511 people named Manly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,332 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,489.

#18,337

rank among US surnames

1,511

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,457)

Who is named Manly

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

81% of people named Manly identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Manlys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexandra Manly
Australian cyclist, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Manly

Manly has the Soundex code M540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M540.

Questions

Where does the surname Manly come from?: English and Irish surname, variant of Manley.
How common is the surname Manly?: 1,511 people in the United States had the surname Manly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,332 Americans. It ranked 18,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Manly?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Manly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Manly?: Alexandra Manly, Australian cyclist.
Where is the surname Manly most common?: Wikidata records people named Manly in Australia.
Is the surname Manly getting more or less common?: More common. 1,489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,511 in 2010, up 1.5%.