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

Massanet, 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 Massanet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Massanet in America

Massanet is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Massanet surname appeared 142 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 Massanet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Massanet 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 Massanet

The surname Massanet is believed to have originated in the Catalonia region of northeastern Spain. The name likely emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

Massanet is derived from a Catalan place name, likely a small village or hamlet. The name may be related to the word "mas," which in Catalan refers to a farmhouse or rural estate. "Anet" could be a diminutive form of a personal name or refer to a geographical feature.

One of the earliest known records of the Massanet name appears in a 14th-century document from the town of Banyoles, near Girona, Catalonia. The document mentions a landowner named Pere Massanet.

Another early reference comes from the 15th century, when a soldier named Joan Massanet fought in the Catalan Company, a mercenary force that served in various conflicts across the Mediterranean region.

In the 16th century, a prominent Catalan artist named Rafael Massanet (c. 1520-1585) gained recognition for his religious paintings and altarpieces. He worked primarily in the city of Barcelona and surrounding areas.

The Massanet name also appears in records from the Balearic Islands, likely carried there by settlers from the Catalan mainland. In the 17th century, a priest named Antoni Massanet (1633-1703) served as the vicar general of the Diocese of Mallorca.

During the 18th century, a notable figure was Ventura Massanet (1708-1784), a Catalan philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Cervera.

As the Massanet family spread across Spain and beyond, variations in spelling emerged, such as Masanet, Masanét, and Masaner. However, the original Catalan form, Massanet, remains the most common.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Massanet

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

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

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