How common is the surname Manna?

3,437 people in the United States had the surname Manna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. It ranked 9,466th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Manna?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Manna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Manna?

Zohar Manna, American-Israeli computer scientist, followed by Stevie Richards.

Where is the surname Manna most common?

Wikidata records people named Manna in the United States.

Is the surname Manna getting more or less common?

More common. 2,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,437 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Manna

An Italian nickname surname, carried by 3,437 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Manna is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).

Manna is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,437 people named Manna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,801.

#9,466

rank among US surnames

3,437

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+22.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,516)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,458	Borrelli	3,440	89,752
#9,461	Hoban	3,439	89,778
#9,464	Cavallo	3,438	89,804
#9,466	Poulson	3,437	89,830
#9,471	Spradley	3,434	89,908
#9,473	Scalf	3,433	89,935

Who is named Manna

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

81% of people named Manna identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mannas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zohar Manna
American-Israeli computer scientist, 1939–2018
Stevie Richards
American professional wrestler and podcaster, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Manna

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Manna come from?: Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).
How common is the surname Manna?: 3,437 people in the United States had the surname Manna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. It ranked 9,466th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Manna?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Manna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Manna?: Zohar Manna, American-Israeli computer scientist, followed by Stevie Richards.
Where is the surname Manna most common?: Wikidata records people named Manna in the United States.
What type of surname is Manna?: Manna is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Manna getting more or less common?: More common. 2,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,437 in 2010, up 23%.