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

Mansueto, 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 Mansueto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mansueto in America

Mansueto is the 54418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mansueto surname appeared 379 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 Mansueto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mansueto 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 Mansueto

The surname Mansueto is of Italian origin, specifically from the regions of Tuscany and Lazio, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "mansuetus," meaning "gentle" or "tame." This suggests that the name may have originally been a nickname or descriptive name given to someone with a gentle or mild demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mansueto surname can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work on the culture of central Mexico, where a friar by the name of Giovanni Battista Mansueto is mentioned as a contributor.

In the 17th century, a notable individual with the Mansueto surname was Giuseppe Mansueto, a Venetian painter who specialized in portraiture and religious scenes. He lived from 1610 to 1688 and was renowned for his masterful use of color and light.

Another historical figure bearing this surname was Ignazio Mansueto, an Italian composer and violinist who lived from 1692 to 1768. He was known for his contributions to the baroque era of classical music and served as a court musician in Naples.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the Mansueto surname was Vincenzo Mansueto, an Italian politician and lawyer born in 1821. He played a significant role in the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification, and served as a member of the Italian parliament.

The Mansueto surname can also be traced back to the town of Mansueto in the province of Siena, Tuscany. This small village may have been the origin of the name, with early bearers potentially adopting it as a toponymic surname, derived from the place name.

While the Mansueto surname is not among the most common in Italy, it has left its mark on history through the notable individuals mentioned above, as well as others whose contributions have been recorded in various historical accounts and records throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mansueto

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

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

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