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

Mangler, 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 Mangler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mangler in America

Mangler is the 73911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mangler surname appeared 262 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 Mangler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mangler 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 Mangler

The surname Mangler has its origins traced back to Germany, where it first emerged in the 14th century. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "mangeln," which means "to mangle or scour cloth." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname were likely involved in the textile industry, perhaps working as cloth fullers or manglers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mangler surname can be found in the medieval city records of Nuremberg, Germany, dating back to the late 1300s. These records mention a certain "Hans Mangler," who was a cloth merchant operating within the city walls.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Mangler, Mangeler, and Manglen. These variations reflect the regional dialects and local pronunciations of the name throughout different areas of Germany.

In the 16th century, the Mangler surname made its way into neighboring countries, including Austria and Switzerland. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Mangler, a Swiss Protestant reformer born in 1508, who played a significant role in the Reformation movement in Basel.

By the 17th century, the Mangler name had also established a presence in parts of Eastern Europe, particularly in areas with strong German cultural influences. Records from this period mention a wealthy merchant named Friedrich Mangler, who lived in the city of Riga (now in Latvia) during the mid-1600s.

As migration patterns shifted in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Mangler surname began to appear in various parts of the world, including North America and other English-speaking regions. One notable individual was William Mangler, an American politician who served as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1824 to 1828.

In the 19th century, the name also gained prominence in the literary world with the German author Hermann Mangler, who was born in 1837 and is known for his works of historical fiction set in medieval Germany.

Other notable individuals with the Mangler surname include Johann Mangler (1756-1832), an Austrian composer and violinist, and Karl Mangler (1881-1952), a German architect known for his work on several prominent buildings in Berlin during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mangler

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

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

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