How common is the surname Manning?

74,949 people in the United States had the surname Manning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,119 Americans. It ranked 434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Manning?

Chelsea Manning, American activist and whistleblower (born 1987), followed by Peyton Manning.

Where is the surname Manning most common?

Wikidata records people named Manning in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Manning getting more or less common?

More common. 72,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,949 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Manning also a first name?

Yes. Manning 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 Manning

An Irish surname, carried by 74,949 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Manning is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 74,949 people named Manning in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,119 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 72,069.

#434

rank among US surnames

74,949

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #402)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#425	Chan	76,664	4,027
#426	Rivas	76,205	4,052
#427	Khan	76,171	4,053
#428	Rodgers	76,095	4,057
#429	Serrano	75,996	4,063
#430	Fitzgerald	75,356	4,097
#431	Rosales	75,185	4,106

Who is named Manning

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

74% of people named Manning identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mannings

26 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chelsea Manning
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
Peyton Manning
American football player (born 1976)
Taryn Manning
American actress, singer and songwriter, born 1978
Eli Manning
American football player (born 1981)
Madeline Manning
American athletics competitor, born 1948
Frankie Manning
American dancer and choreographer (1914–2009)
Danny Manning
American basketball player and coach, born 1966
Daniel Manning
American businessman (1831-1887)
Irene Manning
Actress, singer (1912-2004)
Nick Manning
American pornographic film actor & director, born 1967
Patrick Manning
American rower, born 1967
Mike Manning
American actor and model, born 1987

Notable Mannings come mostly from the United States (20), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Manning come from?: Manning is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Manning?: 74,949 people in the United States had the surname Manning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,119 Americans. It ranked 434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Manning?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Manning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Manning?: Chelsea Manning, American activist and whistleblower (born 1987), followed by Peyton Manning.
Where is the surname Manning most common?: Wikidata records people named Manning in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
Is the surname Manning getting more or less common?: More common. 72,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,949 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Manning also a first name?: Yes. Manning 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.