How common is the surname Mansur?

1,810 people in the United States had the surname Mansur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,578 Americans. It ranked 16,025th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mansur?

In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Mansur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Mansur getting more or less common?

More common. 1,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,810 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Mansur also a first name?

Yes. Mansur 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 Mansur

An Arabic patronymic surname, carried by 1,810 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mansur is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

Mansur is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,810 people named Mansur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,578 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,616.

#16,025

rank among US surnames

1,810

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12%

change since 2000 (was #16,400)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,018	Provencio	1,812	170,389
#16,022	Grayer	1,811	170,483
#16,025	Coryell	1,810	170,578
#16,031	Buda	1,809	170,672

Who is named Mansur

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

77% of people named Mansur identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mansur

Mansur has the Soundex code M526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M526.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mansur come from?: Transliteration of Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr). Doublet of Mansour.
How common is the surname Mansur?: 1,810 people in the United States had the surname Mansur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,578 Americans. It ranked 16,025th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mansur?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Mansur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
What type of surname is Mansur?: Mansur is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mansur getting more or less common?: More common. 1,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,810 in 2010, up 12%.
Is Mansur also a first name?: Yes. Mansur 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.