Manchester Surname
Approximately 10,417 people bear this surname
Manchester Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manchester.' We do not often find many representatives of our large cities. The tendency was to come to them, not to leave them. Hence many little spots are the fruitful parents of surnames.
Read More About This SurnameManchester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,687 | 1:54,204 | 6,478 |
| Egypt | 2,044 | 1:44,978 | 4,502 |
| England | 706 | 1:78,921 | 8,827 |
| Canada | 381 | 1:96,708 | 10,530 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 1:4,600 | 509 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 595 | 1:40,967 | 5,176 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,838 | 1:17,695 | 2,259 |
Manchester (493) may also be a first name.
Manchester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manchester.' We do not often find many representatives of our large cities. The tendency was to come to them, not to leave them. Hence many little spots are the fruitful parents of surnames.
John de Manchestre, 18 Edward II: Freemen of York.
John Manchester, Close Rolls, 5 Henry VI.
Richard Manchester, of Rateliffe, 1671: Wills at Chester.
Sarah Manchester, of Manchester, 1676: ibid.
1787. Married — David Allen and Mary Manchester: St. George, Hanover Square.
1726. — Laurence Bath and Abigail Manchester: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Anglo-Latin-Celt.) Bel to Manchester, the Mameceaster of the A.-Saxon Chronicle and prob. the Mancunium of Roman times [cp. Welsh mân, a place; the second element is Old English ceaster, a (Roman) city, Latin castra, a camp]
(Celtic + Latin) the Anglo-Saxon Mame ceaster [Old English ceaster, a fortified place, town, usually of Roman orig.; Latin castra, a camp], Latin-Celt. Mancunio, Mancunium. [The Roman forms (as in the case of London) postulate a pers. name with the possess. or domanial suff. -ium, -ion. Mancun-os prob. means ‘ Little or Petty Chief,’ from forms represented in Welsh by mân, little, petty, and cun, leader, chief, lord]
User-submitted Reference
(Celtic + Latin) One who came from Manchester, Lancashire. Manchester means the fort on the breast shaped hill.
- dinn315Manchester Demographics
Average Male Manchester Height
176.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Manchester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Manchester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Manchester (Arabic: مانشستر, Russian: Манчестер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Manchester? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,389th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 699,582 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Manchester live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Manchester is also the 382,601st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 493 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,687 people, or 1 in 54,204. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Manchester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Manchester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Manchester surname increased 236 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Manchester Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.
In The United States Manchester are 1.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Manchester earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning 461,933 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $52,429 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mancheter | 95 | 5 | / |
| Mancheste | 95 | 5 | / |
| Mancester | 95 | 5 | / |
| Mancheyster | 95 | 2 | / |
| Manschester | 95 | 1 | / |
| Manchesther | 95 | 1 | / |
| Manchsester | 95 | 1 | / |
| Manchaster | 90 | 7 | / |
| Manshester | 90 | 4 | / |
| Menchester | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mancheterr | 90 | 1 | / |
| Monchester | 90 | 1 | / |
| Manchister | 90 | 0 | / |
| Manchete | 89 | 239 | / |
| Manchesterova | 87 | 1 | / |
| Manchette | 84 | 183 | / |
| Manchesta | 84 | 2 | / |
| Manchesti | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mancete | 82 | 2 | / |
| Monchaster | 80 | 2 | / |
| Manshister | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mainchette | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mangeste | 78 | 5 | / |
| Manchite | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mancesti | 78 | 2 | / |
| Manjeste | 78 | 1 | / |
| Monchete | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mancheta | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangesteh | 74 | 5 | / |
| Mancuiste | 74 | 1 | / |
| Manchetta | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mancheeti | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mangete | 71 | 623 | / |
| Manzete | 71 | 52 | / |
| Manceta | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mancite | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mansete | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mamcete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mansite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mancety | 71 | 0 | / |
| Machengete | 70 | 973 | / |
| Manchishti | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mountceste | 70 | 0 | / |
| Mangesti | 67 | 293 | / |
| Mangette | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mansette | 67 | 15 | / |
| Manchiti | 67 | 6 | / |
| Manchita | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mangiste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mansiete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moncette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mankheti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mansheti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mancaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mansheta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manjette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machemsetty | 67 | 1 | / |
Manchester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester in the Russian language | ||
| Манчестер | mancester | - |
| Manchester in the Arabic language | ||
| مانشستر | manshstr | - |
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