Explore the Family Name Mangia

The meaning of Mangia

Italian: nickname derived from mangiare ‘to eat’, meaning literally ‘(one who) eats’. It can also be a short form of a nickname composed with this verb, such as Mangiapane.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mangia has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, Mangia dropped from 93,841 in 2000 to 102,688 in 2010, showing a decrease of about 9.43%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 181 in 2000 to 175 in 2010, signifying a reduction of 3.31%. This change is reflected in the proportion per 100k, which fell by 14.29%, moving from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,841	#102,688	-9.43%
Count	181	175	-3.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mangia

On the ethnicity front, the distribution of the surname Mangia has also transformed over the same decade as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 84.53% of those with the surname identified as White, a number that rose to 88.57% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic also increased, jumping from 6.63% in 2000 to 10.29% in 2010, marking a significant growth of 55.20%. On the other side, the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races have dropped to 0% in 2010 from their respective figures of 5.52% and 2.76% in 2000, indicating a complete shift away from these ethnic identities. There was no reported change for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.53%	88.57%	4.78%
Hispanic	6.63%	10.29%	55.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.52%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.76%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%