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

Mansour, 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 Mansour surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mansour in America

Mansour is the 5525th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mansour surname appeared 6,291 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Mansour.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mansour 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 Mansour

The surname Mansour is of Arabic origin, originating from the Middle East region during the medieval period. It is derived from the Arabic word "mansur," which means "victorious" or "triumphant." The name has its roots in the Islamic faith and was likely given to individuals who had achieved significant victories or successes in their lives.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Mansour can be traced back to the 7th century, during the rise of the Islamic caliphates. One of the earliest known individuals to bear this name was Mansur al-Hallaj, a famous Sufi mystic and poet who lived from circa 858 to 922 CE. He was known for his profound spiritual teachings and was eventually executed for his beliefs.

Another notable figure in history with the surname Mansour was Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph, who ruled from 754 to 775 CE. He was responsible for the construction of the city of Baghdad, which became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of learning and culture during the Islamic Golden Age.

In the 12th century, the name appears in the historical records of the Crusades, where a Muslim commander named Mansur was mentioned as leading the defense of the city of Acre against the Crusaders in 1191 CE.

The surname Mansour has also been associated with various place names throughout the Middle East and North Africa. For example, the city of Mansourah in Egypt was named after the Mamluk Sultan Al-Mansur Qalawun, who founded it in the 13th century.

Other notable individuals with the surname Mansour include:

1. Adnan Mansour (1929-2004), a prominent Lebanese writer and intellectual.
2. Farouk Mansour (born 1965), a Moroccan artist known for his abstract paintings.
3. Hisham Mansour (born 1976), an Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter.
4. Laila Mansour (born 1960), a Palestinian artist and activist.
5. Zaki Mansour (1917-2008), an Egyptian architect and urban planner.

The surname Mansour has continued to be prevalent in various parts of the Arab world, as well as among Arab diaspora communities around the globe. While its origins can be traced back to the early days of Islamic history, the name has endured through the centuries, carrying with it a sense of triumph and success.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mansour

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

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

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