Explore the Family Name Maniaci

The meaning of Maniaci

Italian (southern): pluralized form of a habitational name for someone from Maniace in Catania province, Sicily. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Nunzio, Salvatore, Antonio, Marco, Matteo, Rocco, Rosario, Alfonse, Alfonso, Alphonso, Angelo, Ciro, Dino, Emanuele, Rosalia, Teo, Teodoro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Maniaci experienced a slight decrease in rank from 20072 in 2000 to 20322 in 2010, marking a change of -1.25. However, despite the drop in ranking, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 5.83%, from 1236 individuals in 2000 to 1308 in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion of individuals with the Maniaci surname per 100k population slightly decreased by 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,072	#20,322	-1.25%
Count	1,236	1,308	5.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.44	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maniaci

For ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with the Maniaci surname have diverse ethnic identities. In 2000, most of them identified as White (96.93%), with smaller proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.49%), Hispanic (1.05%), and Multiracial (1.13%). A shift was noticed in 2010, where while the majority still identified as White (94.34%), there was a significant increase of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (165.31% increase) and Hispanic (155.24% increase). The proportion of individuals identifying as multiracial dropped slightly, and there were no recorded Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	94.34%	-2.67%
Hispanic	1.05%	2.68%	155.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	1.3%	165.31%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.07%	-5.31%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%