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

Manresa, 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 Manresa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manresa in America

Manresa is the 63524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manresa surname appeared 314 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 Manresa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Manresa 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 Manresa

The surname Manresa originates from the Catalonian region of Spain and dates back to the 11th century. It is derived from the name of the town of Manresa, located in the province of Barcelona. The town's name is believed to stem from the Latin phrase "Minorisa" or "Minoresa," meaning "smaller" or "lesser," likely referring to its size in comparison to other nearby settlements.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Manresa can be found in the Catalan Atlas, a medieval world atlas created by the Majorcan cartographic school in the late 14th century. The atlas features a map of Catalonia, which includes the town of Manresa and references to individuals bearing the surname.

In the 15th century, the name Manresa gained prominence through the life of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order. Born Íñigo López de Loyola in 1491, he took on the name Ignatius after his spiritual conversion in the town of Manresa, where he spent several months in a cave, writing his famous work, "Spiritual Exercises."

Another notable figure with the surname Manresa was Josep Manresa i Navarro, a Catalan painter and illustrator who lived from 1856 to 1905. He was known for his artistic contributions to the Modernist movement in Catalonia and his collaborations with renowned architects such as Antoni Gaudí.

In the realm of literature, the Spanish writer and poet Juan Manresa (1915-1995) is recognized for his works that explored themes of existentialism and the human condition. He received several prestigious literary awards throughout his career, including the Adonáis Poetry Prize in 1942.

Furthermore, the name Manresa has been associated with various places and landmarks. For instance, the Manresa Castle in Catalonia, a medieval fortress dating back to the 10th century, bears the name of the town and the surname. Additionally, there are several municipalities and towns across Latin America, such as Manresa, Argentina, and Manresa, Costa Rica, which were named after the Spanish town and likely had inhabitants with the surname Manresa among their early settlers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manresa

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

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

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