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

Manzi, 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 Manzi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Manzi in America

Manzi is the 11743rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Manzi surname appeared 2,668 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Manzi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Manzi 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 Manzi

The surname Manzi has its origins in Italy, specifically in the region of Tuscany. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "manzo," which means "ox" or "bullock." This suggests that the surname may have originally referred to someone who worked with oxen, such as a farmer, a herder, or a cattle trader.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Manzi can be found in the famous Florentine chronicle known as the Cronica di Giovanni Villani, written in the 14th century. The chronicle mentions a family called the Manzi who were prominent citizens of Florence during that time.

In the 15th century, there is a record of a Leonardo Manzi who was a renowned artist and architect. He is best known for his work on the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, where he designed the intricate marble facade.

During the Renaissance period, the Manzi family produced several notable figures. In the 16th century, Bartolomeo Manzi (1494-1576) was a renowned humanist scholar and poet from Siena. He was a member of the Accademia degli Intronati, a prestigious literary academy in Siena.

Another prominent figure with the surname Manzi was Girolamo Manzi (1547-1618), an Italian jurist and legal scholar from Lucca. He was a professor of law at the University of Padua and authored several influential works on legal theory and practice.

In the 18th century, Giuseppe Manzi (1765-1831) was a distinguished Italian writer and educator from Forlì. He is best known for his literary works, particularly his poetry and translations of classical Greek and Latin texts.

While the surname Manzi originated in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Italian immigration. However, its roots can be traced back to the medieval and Renaissance periods in Italy, where it was associated with various notable figures in the fields of art, architecture, literature, and law.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Manzi

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

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

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