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

Mansuri, 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 Mansuri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mansuri in America

Mansuri is the 52383rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mansuri surname appeared 396 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 Mansuri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mansuri 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 Mansuri

The surname MANSURI is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in the regions of modern-day India and Pakistan. It is derived from the Arabic word "Mansur," which means "victorious" or "victorious by the grace of God." The name likely has its roots in the Islamic conquest of the Indian subcontinent, which began in the 7th century CE.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MANSURI surname can be found in the "Ain-i-Akbari," a 16th-century administrative document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It mentions a nobleman named Mirza Abdul Mansuri, who served as a high-ranking official in the Mughal court.

During the Mughal period, the MANSURI surname was often associated with individuals who hailed from the city of Mansurpur, located in the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Mansurpur was named after the Mansur dynasty, which ruled the region in the 13th century.

In later years, the MANSURI surname spread across the Indian subcontinent, particularly in regions with a significant Muslim population. Notable individuals bearing this surname include:

1. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), a celebrated Urdu and Persian poet whose real name was Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Mansuri.
2. Syed Mansur Ali Khan (1886-1963), an Indian actor and filmmaker who is regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema.
3. Begum Qudsia Mansuri (1914-1988), a renowned Urdu writer and novelist from Pakistan.
4. Naushad Mansuri (1919-2006), an acclaimed Indian music composer who composed music for over 60 Bollywood films.
5. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (1941-2011), a former captain of the Indian cricket team and the last ruling Nawab of Pataudi.

The MANSURI surname has also been found in various historical records and manuscripts, such as the "Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri," a memoir written by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, which mentions individuals with this surname serving in the imperial court.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mansuri

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

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

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