Explore the Family Name Mahnke

The meaning of Mahnke

North German: 1. from a medieval pet form of Manegold (see Mangold). 2. from an Old Prussian name. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Eldor, Erhard, Ernst, Heinz, Otto, Rainer.

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How common is the last name Mahnke in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mahnke saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mahnke ranked as the 15,731st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to become the 15,978th most common surname in the United States. This represents a 1.57% decrease in ranking. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Mahnke name increased from 1,704 in 2000 to 1,817 in 2010, an increase of 6.63%. The proportion of people named Mahnke per 100k people also decreased slightly, from 0.63 to 0.62 (-1.59%).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,731	#15,978	-1.57%
Count	1,704	1,817	6.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.62	-1.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mahnke

In regards to ethnicity, the Mahnke surname has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, those identifying as White made up the largest portion at 96.19%, followed by Hispanic at 1.12%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native at 1.23%. By 2010, while those identifying as White still formed the majority at 95.65%, there were notable increases in those identifying as Two or more races (from 0.94% to 1.65%), and emergence of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black which were previously unrecorded. However, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native declined significantly by 46.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	95.65%	-0.56%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.65%	75.53%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.16%	3.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.23%	0.66%	-46.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%
Black	0%	0.33%	0%