Explore the Family Name Manoukian

The meaning of Manoukian

Armenian: patronymic from a western Armenian variant of a personal name based on classical Armenian manuk ‘child’. This surname is found mainly in the US, France, and Lebanon. Compare Manoogian and Manukyan. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Avedis, Aram, Avetis, Berj, Sarkis, Vahe, Anahid, Anahit, Anoush, Araxi, Armen, Arpenik. French Edouard, Michel, Pierre, Serge.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Manoukian has shown a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 36,630th in terms of popularity among all surnames, but by 2010 it had risen to rank 32,792nd, demonstrating an increase of 10.48%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 576 in 2000 to 700 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 21.53%. The proportion per 100,000 people saw an uptick of 14.29%, increasing from 0.21 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,630	#32,792	10.48%
Count	576	700	21.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.24	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Manoukian

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Manoukian surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White with this surname rose from 88.37% to 95.29%, illustrating a change of 7.83%. The category of "Two or more races" saw a decrease, moving from 10.94% in 2000 to 4.00% in 2010, reflecting a drop of 63.44%. There was no reported change in percentages for the ethnic identities of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.37%	95.29%	7.83%
Two or More Races	10.94%	4%	-63.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%