Explore the Family Name Mangiapane

The meaning of Mangiapane

Italian (southern): nickname from mangia ‘(one who) eats’ (see Mangia) + pane ‘bread’, also denoting a scrounger. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Cesare, Sal, Vito, Antonio, Carmella, Giuseppe, Lorenzo, Niccolo, Nicolo, Rosario, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mangiapane saw slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,027 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had slipped to rank 45,804, marking a decrease of 4.04%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased slightly, from 461 people in 2000 to 466 people in 2010 – a rise of 1.08%. However, when considering this number as a proportion per 100k people, there was a slight decrease of 5.88%, dropping from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#45,804	-4.04%
Count	461	466	1.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mangiapane

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of people with the Mangiapane surname identify as White. In 2000, 96.96% claimed this ethnic identity, though this figure did decrease slightly to 95.92% by 2010. The percentage of individuals claiming two or more races also decreased, falling from 1.52% in 2000 to 1.50% in 2010. Notably, there were no reported instances of the Mangiapane surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	95.92%	-1.07%
Two or More Races	1.52%	1.5%	-1.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%