Explore the Family Name Manca

The meaning of Manca

Italian (Sardinia): nickname for a left-handed person, from Sardinian (manu) manka ‘left hand’, hence by extension a nickname for a left-handed person (see Manco). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alessandra, Angelo, Enzo, Giuseppe, Lorenzo, Luigi, Piero.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Manca experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Manca ranked 62,775 in popularity and decreased to a rank of 69,579 in 2010, a drop of approximately 10.84%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also fell during the same period, from 298 in 2000 to 282 in 2010, a decline of roughly 5.37%. The proportion of people named Manca per 100,000 in the population also decreased by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#69,579	-10.84%
Count	298	282	-5.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Manca

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed some changes in the distribution among those with the surname Manca between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and two or more races both dropped to zero during this decade. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as White saw a slight increase of 1.22%, rising from 87.58% in 2000 to 88.65% in 2010. The most significant change was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, which increased by 42.62% over the same period, from 6.71% in 2000 to 9.57% in 2010. No change was recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.58%	88.65%	1.22%
Hispanic	6.71%	9.57%	42.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.68%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.01%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%