How common is the surname Manton?

869 people in the United States had the surname Manton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 355,288 Americans. It ranked 27,678th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Manton?

Irene Manton, British botanist (1904-1988), followed by Garth Manton.

Where is the surname Manton most common?

Wikidata records people named Manton in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

Is the surname Manton getting more or less common?

More common. 858 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 869 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Manton

An English patronymic surname, carried by 869 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Manton is more common than 82.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

Various origins: * In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (“descendant of Manntán”), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (“toothless”).

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 869 people named Manton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 355,288 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 858.

#27,678

rank among US surnames

869

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #26,694)

Who is named Manton

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

90% of people named Manton identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mantons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Irene Manton
British botanist (1904-1988)
Garth Manton
Australian rower (1929–2024)

Notable Mantons come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Menton

Surnames that sound like Manton

Manton has the Soundex code M535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M535.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Manton come from?: Various origins: * In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin…
How common is the surname Manton?: 869 people in the United States had the surname Manton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 355,288 Americans. It ranked 27,678th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Manton?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Manton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Manton?: Irene Manton, British botanist (1904-1988), followed by Garth Manton.
Where is the surname Manton most common?: Wikidata records people named Manton in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
What type of surname is Manton?: Manton is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Manton getting more or less common?: More common. 858 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 869 in 2010, up 1.3%.
What are other spellings of Manton?: Menton.