Explore the Family Name Manly

The meaning of Manly

English and Irish: variant of Manley.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Manly" has seen minor fluctuations over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 17,457 in terms of commonality with approximately 1,489 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the rank dropped slightly to 18,337 despite the count of individuals with this last name increasing marginally to 1,511. This indicates a growth rate of 1.48% over the course of the decade. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 7.27%, suggesting that while the absolute number of people named "Manly" increased, its prevalence decreased relative to the growing population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,457	#18,337	-5.04%
Count	1,489	1,511	1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.51	-7.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Manly

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides interesting insights into the distribution of the "Manly" surname among different ethnic identities between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the "Manly" surname identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly from 83.88% in 2000 to 80.94% in 2010. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black (from 9.47% to 11.05%), Hispanic (from 1.61% to 2.51%), and especially American Indian and Alaskan Native which saw a significant increase from 0.60% to 1.39%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races saw decreases and increases respectively over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.88%	80.94%	-3.51%
Black	9.47%	11.05%	16.68%
Two or More Races	2.01%	2.51%	24.88%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.51%	55.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.42%	1.59%	-34.3%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.6%	1.39%	131.67%