Manelis last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Manelis

A Greek surname likely derived from the given name Emmanuel.

Manelis, 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 Manelis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manelis in America

Manelis is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manelis surname appeared 116 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 Manelis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Manelis 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.

	2010	2000	Change (%)
Rank	143149	142819	0.23%
Count	116	107	8.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.04	0.00%

The history of the last name Manelis

The surname Manelis is of Greek origin, derived from the ancient Greek word 'manas', meaning 'solitary' or 'lonely'. It is believed to have originated in the Byzantine Empire, particularly in the regions of Anatolia and the Greek islands.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Manelis can be found in a 12th-century manuscript from the Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai. The manuscript mentions a monk named Theodoros Manelis, who was a scribe and scholar during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180).

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various documents from the Venetian-ruled island of Crete, suggesting that the Manelis family may have had roots there. One notable figure was Georgios Manelis, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Chania around 1280.

During the Ottoman period, the Manelis surname was prevalent among Greek communities in the Aegean region and parts of modern-day Turkey. In the 16th century, a prominent scholar named Ioannis Manelis taught at the Patriarchal School in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).

The name Manelis also has a connection to the island of Chios, where it was recorded in several historical documents from the 17th and 18th centuries. One notable figure was Alexandros Manelis, a shipowner and trader who lived in the town of Vrontados in the late 1700s.

As the Greek diaspora spread across the world, the Manelis surname traveled with it. In the 19th century, Dimitrios Manelis (1835-1912) was a Greek immigrant to the United States who became a successful businessman and philanthropist in New York City.

Other notable individuals with the Manelis surname include:

Petros Manelis (1888-1964), a Greek painter and sculptor known for his works depicting traditional Greek life.
Georgios Manelis (1910-1992), a Greek politician and diplomat who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1960s.
Eleni Manelis (1926-2008), a Greek actress and theater director who was a prominent figure in the cultural life of Athens.
Alexandros Manelis (1952-), a Greek-American author and journalist who has written extensively on issues related to the Greek diaspora.
Stefanos Manelis (1980-), a Greek professional basketball player who has played for several teams in the Greek Basket League.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manelis

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

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:

White only
Black only
American Indian and Alaskan Native only
Asian and Pacific Islander only
Hispanic
Two or More Races

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

Race/Ethnicity	Percentage	Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only	99.14%	115
Non-Hispanic Black Only	(S)%	(S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only	0.00%	0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.00%	0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races	0.00%	0
Hispanic Origin	(S)%	(S)

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 Manelis has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

	2010	2000	Change (%)
White	99.14%	97.20%	1.98%
Black	(S)%	0.00%	(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Two or More Races	0.00%	(S)%	(S)%
Hispanic	(S)%	(S)%	(S)%

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

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