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

Manipon, 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 Manipon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manipon in America

Manipon is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manipon surname appeared 239 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 Manipon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Manipon 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 Manipon

The surname Manipon is believed to have originated in the Philippines during the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Tagalog word "manipo", which means "to massage" or "to knead". This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a masseur or a baker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Manipon can be found in the Spanish census records of the town of Taal, Batangas, in the year 1591. This record mentions a certain Juan Manipon, who was listed as a resident of the town.

In the 17th century, the name Manipon appeared in the baptismal records of the Archdiocese of Manila. One notable entry is that of Maria Manipon, who was baptized in the year 1632 in the church of San Agustin in Intramuros.

During the 18th century, the name Manipon was also found in the records of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines. One such record from 1745 mentions a Pedro Manipon, who was a landowner in the town of Malolos, Bulacan.

In the 19th century, the name Manipon gained more prominence, with several notable individuals bearing this surname. One of them was Jose Manipon, a Filipino writer and poet who was born in 1848 and is considered one of the pioneers of the Philippine literary movement.

Another notable Manipon from the same era was Mariano Manipon, a Filipino revolutionary who fought against the Spanish colonial government during the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898. He was born in 1870 and played a significant role in the struggle for Philippine independence.

As the centuries passed, the Manipon surname continued to be found in various parts of the Philippines, particularly in the Tagalog-speaking regions. Some other notable individuals with this surname include Emilio Manipon, a Filipino painter and artist who lived in the early 20th century, and Leticia Manipon, a contemporary Filipino writer and journalist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manipon

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

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

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