Explore the Family Name Mantovani

The meaning of Mantovani

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Mantovano, a habitational name for someone from the city of Mantua. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Ugo, Aldo, Alessia, Carlo, Cosmo, Guerino, Guido, Pierluigi.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mantovani has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname increased by approximately 6.11%, moving up from 61,544 in 2000 to 57,781 in 2010. The count, which represents the number of individuals with the surname, also saw an increase of 15.41% during this period, growing from 305 to 352. Meanwhile, the proportion of people named Mantovani per 100,000 population in the United States experienced an uptick of 9.09%, climbing from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#57,781	6.11%
Count	305	352	15.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mantovani

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mantovani showed significant changes between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there was a slight decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as white, down by 5.16 percent from 90.16% to 85.51%, there was a noticeable increase in the Hispanic population, which rose by 41.89% from 7.21% to 10.23%. An interesting development was the appearance of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander under this surname, which did not exist in 2000 but accounted for 1.42% in 2010. During this period, there were no observable changes in the Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.16%	85.51%	-5.16%
Hispanic	7.21%	10.23%	41.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.42%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%