Explore the Family Name Mancinelli

The meaning of Mancinelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a diminutive of the nickname Mancino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Enrico, Aldo, Amerigo, Angelo, Carlo, Caesar, Dante, Dino, Giampiero, Gildo, Leno, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mancinelli has experienced a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 24,763 in terms of popularity and had 944 individuals with this name. By 2010, however, it slightly dropped to rank 25,751, even though the count of people with this surname increased marginally to 957. This means that while there were more people named Mancinelli in 2010 than there were in 2000, other surnames became more common over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,763	#25,751	-3.99%
Count	944	957	1.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mancinelli

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mancinelli. A significant majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, comprising 94.92% in 2000 and 92.79% in 2010. However, there was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 3.81% in 2000 to 5.43% in 2010. The data also shows that individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races saw minor increases over the decade. Unfortunately, data related to Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals was either not available or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	92.79%	-2.24%
Hispanic	3.81%	5.43%	42.52%
Two or More Races	0.64%	0.94%	46.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%