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

Manzanero, 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 Manzanero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manzanero in America

Manzanero is the 58735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manzanero surname appeared 345 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 Manzanero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Manzanero 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 Manzanero

The surname Manzanero originated in Spain, likely in the 15th or 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "manzana," meaning apple, and the suffix "-ero," which indicates a person who cultivates or deals with the object in question. Therefore, the name Manzanero likely referred to someone who grew or sold apples.

The name is thought to have first appeared in regions of Spain where apple cultivation was prevalent, such as Asturias or the Basque Country. Early records of the name can be found in local parish registers and census records from these areas.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Juan Manzanero, a landowner and apple grower from the town of Villaviciosa in Asturias, who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Diego Manzanero, a merchant from the Basque town of Getxo, who exported apples and cider to other parts of Spain and Europe in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the name appears in records of Spanish settlers in the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Argentina. For example, Rodrigo Manzanero was a soldier and explorer who participated in the colonization of California in the late 1700s.

In the 19th century, Manzanero became a more widespread surname across Spain and its former colonies. Notable bearers of the name from this period include José Manzanero (1808-1876), a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Governor of the State of Jalisco, and Enrique Manzanero (1844-1912), an Argentine poet and novelist who wrote about the gaucho culture of the Pampas.

Moving into the 20th century, one of the most famous Manzaneros was the Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero (1935-2022), who composed over 400 songs and won multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy awards for his contributions to Latin American music.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manzanero

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

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

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