Explore the Family Name Manzueta

The meaning of Manzueta

Hispanic (Dominican Republic): perhaps a nickname from an altered form of mansueta, feminine form of the archaic Spanish adjective mansueto ‘calm, steady’, from Latin mansuetus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Manzueta has seen a considerable rise in the 2010 census compared to the 2000 census. In terms of ranking, the name moved up from 54,880th place in 2000 to 42,237th in 2010, marking an increase of 23.04%. The number of individuals with the last name Manzueta also grew by 46.44%, from 351 people in 2000 to 514 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people increased by 30.77% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#42,237	23.04%
Count	351	514	46.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.17	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Manzueta

The ethnic identity associated with the Manzueta surname has also shown some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals bearing this surname identify as Hispanic, although this proportion decreased slightly by 2.53% from 98.01% in 2000 to 95.53% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the percentage identifying as White, which rose from 1.71% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010, showing a significant change of 70.76%. Interestingly, the Black community also saw representation in 2010 where there had been none in 2000, accounting for 1.36% of the total. However, there was no recorded change within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during this timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	98.01%	95.53%	-2.53%
White	1.71%	2.92%	70.76%
Black	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%