Explore the Family Name Maniatis

The meaning of Maniatis

Greek: habitational name for someone from the Mani peninsula in the southwest Peloponnese, or a shortened form of any of the composite names derived from this, e.g. Maniatogiannis ‘John from Mani’. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Sotirios, Stavros, Marinos, Paraskevas, Sarantos, Vassilios.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Maniatis has increased between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 47,735th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it climbed to the 45,653rd position, showing an improvement of 4.36%. The count of people with this surname also rose from 417 to 468, indicating a growth of 12.23%. Similarly, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw a slight increase from 0.15 to 0.16, marking a rise of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#45,653	4.36%
Count	417	468	12.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maniatis

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Maniatis. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals carrying this name identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 97.60% to 96.37%. The number of people identifying as Hispanic also fell slightly from 1.44% to 1.28%. Interestingly, the data shows a new occurrence of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not present in 2000. There were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.6%	96.37%	-1.26%
Two or More Races	0%	1.5%	0%
Hispanic	1.44%	1.28%	-11.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%