How common is the surname Manu?

1,098 people in the United States had the surname Manu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. It ranked 23,222nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Manu getting more or less common?

More common. 690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,098 in 2010, up 59%.

Is Manu also a first name?

Yes. Manu 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 Manu

A surname, carried by 1,098 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Manu is more common than 85.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,098 people named Manu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 690.

#23,222

rank among US surnames

1,098

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+59.1%

change since 2000 (was #31,658)

Who is named Manu

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

43% of people named Manu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 43%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
White (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Two or more races 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Manu

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

Questions

How common is the surname Manu?: 1,098 people in the United States had the surname Manu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. It ranked 23,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Manu?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Manu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Manu getting more or less common?: More common. 690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,098 in 2010, up 59%.
Is Manu also a first name?: Yes. Manu 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.