Explore the Family Name Mance

The meaning of Mance

1. English: variant of Manche 1. 2. English (of French Huguenot origin): variant of French Manche 2. 3. Croatian: probably from a pet form of the personal name Emanuel or Marijan (Latin Marianus; see Mariano).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mance has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mance ranked 12,206 in popularity with a count of 2,340, equating to a proportion of 0.87 per 100k people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 13,226 and the count decreased slightly to 2,310, making up 0.78 per 100k people. This represents a change of -8.36 in rank and a decrease of -1.28 in the count, or a -10.34 change in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,206	#13,226	-8.36%
Count	2,340	2,310	-1.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.87	0.78	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mance

In terms of ethnic identity, individuals with the surname Mance predominantly identify as white or black based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 58.46% identified as white and 36.28% as black. By 2010, these percentages slightly shifted to 59.65% for white and 34.20% for black. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a small decrease from 2.39% to 2.29%, while the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from 1.37% in 2000 to being suppressed in 2010. The category of two or more races was introduced in 2010, accounting for 2.03%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.46%	59.65%	2.04%
Black	36.28%	34.2%	-5.73%
Hispanic	2.39%	2.29%	-4.18%
Two or More Races	0%	2.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.37%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%