Explore the Family Name Mangiafico

The meaning of Mangiafico

Italian (southern): from mangia ‘(one who) eats’ (see Mangia) + fico ‘fig’, probably an allusion to a bird (the fig eater) and thence to a man associated with or thought to resemble the bird, rather than to a man who ate figs. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Emanuele, Salvatore, Enrico, Rosario, Santo, Aldo, Carmelo, Corrado, Dino, Ernesto, Lorenzo, Luciano, Marco, Paolino.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mangiafico saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 51,024th most common surname and by 2010, it had moved up to the 50,960th position, a change of 0.13%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased from 384 in 2000 to 409 in 2010, denoting a 6.51% rise. Despite these changes, the proportion of people named Mangiafico per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,024	#50,960	0.13%
Count	384	409	6.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mangiafico

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals carrying the Mangiafico surname identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 95.83% of Mangiaficos identified as White, which slightly decreased to 94.62% by 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.82% in 2000 to 3.42% in 2010, marking an 87.91% change. No Mangiaficos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.83%	94.62%	-1.26%
Hispanic	1.82%	3.42%	87.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%