Find out how popular the last name Manantan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Manantan.

Manantan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Manantan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manantan in America

Manantan is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manantan surname appeared 125 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Manantan.

The history of the last name Manantan

The surname MANANTAN is believed to have originated in the Philippines. It is thought to be derived from the Tagalog language, which is one of the major languages spoken in the Philippines.

MANANTAN is likely a combination of two Tagalog words: "manang" meaning elder sister, and "tan" meaning place or location. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a place associated with or named after an elder sister.

While the exact origins of the name are not entirely clear, records indicate that the MANANTAN surname has been present in the Philippines for several centuries. It is possible that the name appeared in early Spanish colonial records or church documents from the 16th or 17th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MANANTAN name dates back to the late 18th century. A man named Juan MANANTAN is mentioned in a historical document from 1792, which details land ownership records in the province of Pampanga.

In the 19th century, there are references to a prominent MANANTAN family who lived in the town of Guagua, also located in Pampanga province. This family was involved in local politics and owned significant landholdings in the area.

Notable individuals with the MANANTAN surname include:

1. Marcelo MANANTAN (1872-1944), a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Philippine Commission from 1913 to 1916.

2. Teodora MANANTAN (1884-1968), a Filipino educator and women's rights activist who founded one of the first schools for girls in Pampanga.

3. Joaquin MANANTAN (1902-1979), a Filipino writer and poet who published several collections of poems and short stories in the Tagalog language.

4. Remedios MANANTAN (1920-2003), a Filipino businesswoman who established a successful textile manufacturing company in Manila.

5. Emilio MANANTAN (1948-present), a Filipino artist and sculptor known for his works depicting traditional Filipino culture and mythology.

While the MANANTAN surname is most prevalent in the Philippines, it is also found among Filipino communities in other parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manantan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Manantan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Manantan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Manantan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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