Explore the Family Name Mandato

The meaning of Mandato

Italian (southern): from the old Tuscan personal name Mandatus, probably an omen or well-wishing name derived from mandato (da Dio) ‘gift (of God)’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Graziano, Oreste, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mandato has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 44,027 in terms of prevalence but decreased by approximately 4.22% to a rank of 45,886 in 2010. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased marginally from 461 in 2000 to 465 in 2010, representing a growth rate of 0.87%. However, when considering this in relation to the total population (the proportion per 100,000 people), there was a decrease of about 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#45,886	-4.22%
Count	461	465	0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mandato

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mandato, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly linked to those identifying as White, which made up 95.66% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 95.27% in 2010. It also indicates some association with Hispanic ethnicity which witnessed an increase from 2.39% in 2000 to 3.01% in 2010, a change of 25.94%. The portion identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.08% in 2000. There were no recorded instances of this surname associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.66%	95.27%	-0.41%
Hispanic	2.39%	3.01%	25.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.08%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%