How common is the surname Manz?

2,183 people in the United States had the surname Manz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,432 Americans. It ranked 13,845th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Manz?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Manz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Manz?

Linda Manz, American actress (1961-2020).

Where is the surname Manz most common?

Wikidata records people named Manz in the United States.

Is the surname Manz getting more or less common?

More common. 2,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,183 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Manz

A surname, carried by 2,183 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Manz is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

* As an Alemannic German surname, pet form of the personal name Mangold. * As a German surname (Bavaria, Austria), pet form of the personal name Manhart, Manhardt. * As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Manc, a short form of Manislav, Manomir, from Proto-Slavic *mamiti (“to deceive, lure”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,183 people named Manz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,432 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,100.

#13,845

rank among US surnames

2,183

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #13,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,843	Gardener	2,184	141,367
#13,845	Westberg	2,183	141,432
#13,850	Winer	2,182	141,497

Who is named Manz

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

94% of people named Manz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Manzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Manz
American actress (1961-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Manz

Manz has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

Where does the surname Manz come from?: * As an Alemannic German surname, pet form of the personal name Mangold. * As a German surname (Bavaria, Austria), pet form of the personal name Manhart, Manhardt. * As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Manc, a short form of Manislav, Manomir, from Proto-Slavic *mamiti (“to deceive, lure”).
How common is the surname Manz?: 2,183 people in the United States had the surname Manz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,432 Americans. It ranked 13,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Manz?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Manz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Manz?: Linda Manz, American actress (1961-2020).
Where is the surname Manz most common?: Wikidata records people named Manz in the United States.
Is the surname Manz getting more or less common?: More common. 2,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,183 in 2010, up 4.0%.