# Mansur (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mansur/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,810 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,025 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 170,578 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (1,616 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr). Doublet of Mansour.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mansur in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 8.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

Mansour, Mancera, Manzer, Mansoor, Mansaray, Mangrum, Manger, Munger, Moncrief, Manjarrez, Monger, Minjarez.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.