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

Mantia, 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 Mantia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mantia in America

Mantia is the 27185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mantia surname appeared 890 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 Mantia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mantia 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 Mantia

The surname Mantia has its origins in Italy, tracing back to the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance period around the 14th to 16th centuries. It is believed to have originated from the Sicilian town of Mantiaca, located in the province of Palermo. The name may also be derived from the Greek word "mantia," which means "divination" or "prophecy," suggesting a potential connection to ancient Greek settlements in Sicily.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mantia surname can be found in historical documents from the Kingdom of Sicily, which was ruled by the Crown of Aragon during the 14th and 15th centuries. These records mention individuals bearing the name Mantia residing in various towns and cities across the island.

In the 16th century, the Mantia name appears in records related to the Spanish Inquisition in Sicily, indicating that some members of the family may have been subject to religious persecution or scrutiny during that turbulent period. Several individuals named Mantia are documented as having fled Sicily and settled in other parts of Italy or abroad to escape religious persecution.

One notable figure with the Mantia surname was Giovanni Battista Mantia, a Sicilian painter born in Palermo in 1571. He was known for his religious works and contributed to the decoration of several churches in Sicily and Naples. His paintings can still be found in various churches and museums across Italy.

Another individual of historical significance was Francesco Mantia, a Sicilian jurist and legal scholar born in Palermo in 1819. He served as a judge and authored several influential works on Italian civil law, including a commentary on the Codice Civile Italiano (Italian Civil Code).

In the late 19th century, Giuseppe Mantia, a renowned Sicilian archaeologist and numismatist, made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek and Roman coinage found in Sicily. He was born in Palermo in 1845 and published numerous scholarly works on Sicilian numismatics.

Moving into the 20th century, Vito Mantia, born in Sicily in 1910, was a prominent Italian-American lawyer and judge who served on the New York State Supreme Court. He was known for his dedication to upholding the rule of law and his commitment to public service.

It is worth noting that the Mantia surname has also been recorded with various spellings throughout history, such as Mancia, Manzia, and Mantias, reflecting the linguistic and regional variations of the name's usage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mantia

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

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

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