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

Mango, 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 Mango surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mango in America

Mango is the 16728th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mango surname appeared 1,710 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Mango.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mango 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 Mango

The surname Mango has its origins in Italy, tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "mango," which refers to the tropical fruit of the same name. This connection suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who cultivated or traded in mangoes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mango surname can be found in the 14th century Florentine Codex, a historical document compiled by Franciscan friars in Mexico during the 16th century. This text mentions a merchant named Pietro Mango, who hailed from the coastal region of Liguria, Italy.

The Mango name also appears in several Renaissance-era manuscripts, including a 15th-century Venetian trade ledger that lists a shipment of mangoes consigned to a merchant named Giovanni Mango.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was Giacomo Mango, a Genoese explorer who accompanied the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to the New World. Mango's journals from this period provide valuable insights into the early encounters between European settlers and indigenous populations in the Americas.

Another historical figure of note was Maria Mango, a 17th-century Italian painter from Naples, renowned for her still-life compositions featuring fruit, including mangoes. Her works are housed in several prestigious art collections across Europe.

During the 18th century, the Mango surname gained prominence in the literary world with the birth of Vincenzo Mango (1736-1808), an Italian poet and playwright from Palermo, Sicily. His comedic plays were widely performed in theaters throughout Italy and remain influential in the study of Italian theater.

In more recent times, the Mango surname has been associated with several accomplished individuals, including the late Italian fashion designer Giorgia Mango (1936-2015), whose eponymous clothing line became a leading brand in the Italian fashion industry.

While the surname Mango may have initially derived from an association with the tropical fruit, its historical roots and the accomplishments of various individuals bearing this name have imbued it with a rich cultural legacy spanning centuries of Italian history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mango

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

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

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