# Manuel (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,529 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,277 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,215 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (24,227 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɑnˈwɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Manuel 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) | 40% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 13% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Manuel in the United States, Angola and Australia.

## People named Manuel

- Simone Manuel, American swimmer
- Garry Manuel, Australian soccer player
- Nadir Manuel, Angolan basketball player (born 1986)
- EJ Manuel, American football player (born 1990)
- Pedro Fernando, Angolan rapper

## Similar surnames

Manley, Manalo, Manly.

## 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.