Explore the Family Name Manuele

The meaning of Manuele

Italian: from a short form of the personal name Emanuele. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Ernesto, Mario, Rocco, Vito, Angelo, Carmel, Carmelo, Enrico, Marcello, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Manuele saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 42,677 and dropped to rank 44,872 in 2010, marking a 5.14 percent decrease. The count of people carrying the surname remained stable at 478 in both years. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010, representing an 11.11 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,677	#44,872	-5.14%
Count	478	478	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Manuele

In terms of ethnicity, the Manuele surname showed some changes over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly from 1.05 percent in 2000 to 2.72 percent in 2010. Those identifying as two or more ethnicities appeared in the 2010 census at 1.46 percent, while none were reported in the 2000 census. The majority of individuals with the Manuele surname identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 92.68 in 2000 to 89.54 in 2010. There was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 5.02 percent to 5.86 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased to zero in 2010, down from 1.05 percent in 2000. No individuals reported identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.68%	89.54%	-3.39%
Hispanic	5.02%	5.86%	16.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	2.72%	159.05%
Two or More Races	0%	1.46%	0%
Black	1.05%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%