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

Mankin, 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 Mankin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mankin in America

Mankin is the 13456th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mankin surname appeared 2,263 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 Mankin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mankin 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 Mankin

The surname Mankin is believed to have originated in England during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old English word "mancyn," meaning "mankind" or "humankind." The name likely referred to someone who was considered a particularly good or noble representative of humanity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mankin surname can be found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, which lists a John Mankin from Oxfordshire. The name also appears in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, with a Richard Mankin listed as a resident of Doncaster.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Mankin surname was most prevalent in the northern counties of England, particularly Yorkshire and Lancashire. Variant spellings from this period include Manken, Manckin, and Mancken.

In the early 17th century, a notable Mankin was Sir Robert Mankin (1573-1640), a wealthy landowner and Member of Parliament for Northallerton in Yorkshire. His grandson, also named Robert Mankin (1623-1688), was a prominent Royalist during the English Civil War and served as a colonel in the King's army.

Another historical figure with the Mankin surname was William Mankin (1668-1733), an English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1723 to 1727.

In the late 18th century, John Mankin (1755-1828) was a successful merchant and shipowner based in Liverpool. He made a fortune through the transatlantic trade and was involved in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution.

During the 19th century, the Mankin surname spread beyond England, with many descendants of the original Mankin families emigrating to other parts of the British Empire and the United States. One notable bearer of the name from this period was James Mankin (1832-1901), a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Norfolk North in Ontario.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mankin

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

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

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