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

Mandra, 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 Mandra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mandra in America

Mandra is the 94730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mandra surname appeared 193 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 Mandra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mandra to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mandra

The surname Mandra has its origins in Italy, specifically in the regions of Abruzzo and Molise, where it first emerged in the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Italian word "mandria," which means "herd" or "flock," suggesting that the name may have originally been associated with those who worked as shepherds or herdsmen.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mandra surname can be found in the historical records of the town of Isernia in the Molise region, where a certain Giovanni Mandra is mentioned as a landowner in the 14th century. It is also noted in the archives of the Duchy of Abruzzo, where several Mandra families were recorded as residing in the towns of Sulmona and Chieti during the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various documents and records from the Kingdom of Naples, including tax registers and census records. One notable figure from this period was Giacomo Mandra, a merchant and landowner from the town of Vasto, who was born in 1543 and is known for his involvement in the local governance of the region.

As the Mandra families spread throughout Italy, the name also underwent slight variations in spelling, with variations such as Mandria, Mandrelli, and Mandrini being documented in different regions. In the 17th century, a branch of the Mandra family settled in the city of Venice, where they became prominent in the local textile trade. Antonio Mandra, born in 1628, was a renowned silk merchant and trader who established a successful business exporting Venetian silk to various parts of Europe.

In the 19th century, the Mandra surname gained further recognition with the figure of Giovanni Battista Mandra, an Italian patriot and revolutionary born in 1810 in the town of Teramo, Abruzzo. He played a significant role in the Italian unification movement and was actively involved in the uprisings against the Bourbon monarchy in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Another notable individual with the Mandra surname was Emilio Mandra, a renowned Italian sculptor and artist born in 1875 in the city of Rome. His works, which often depicted scenes from Italian rural life and classical mythology, were widely acclaimed and can be found in various museums and galleries across Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mandra

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

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 Mandra 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mandra has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Mandra was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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