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

Manfred, 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 Manfred surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manfred in America

Manfred is the 48436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manfred surname appeared 436 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 Manfred.

We can also compare 2010 data for Manfred 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 Manfred

The surname Manfred originated in Germany during the 8th century. It is derived from the Old German words "man" meaning man or person, and "fridu" meaning peace or protection. The name translates to "man of peace" or "protector of humanity".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Fulda Monastery records from the year 819, where a monk named Manfredus is mentioned. The name also appears in various medieval Germanic manuscripts and chronicles from the 9th to 12th centuries.

In the 11th century, a nobleman named Manfred von Lauffen is documented as holding lands in the region of Swabia, now part of modern-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. His descendants continued to use the surname, contributing to its spread and recognition.

During the 13th century, the name gained prominence with Manfred of Sicily (1232-1266), the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He was a skilled military leader and patron of the arts, known for his poetry and promotion of Italian language and culture.

Another notable figure was Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), better known as the "Red Baron", a legendary German fighter pilot during World War I. He was credited with 80 air combat victories and is regarded as one of the most famous aviators of all time.

Other historical figures bearing the Manfred surname include Manfred Winkelhock (1892-1981), a German racing driver and one of the first to compete in the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and Manfred Eigen (1927-2019), a German biophysical chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 for his work on measuring ultra-fast chemical reactions.

The name Manfred has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Manfredonia, a town in the province of Foggia, Italy, which was founded in the 13th century by King Manfred of Sicily, and Manfredonia, a municipality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, named after the Italian town.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manfred

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

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

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