Manisty Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Manisty Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Manesty (Cumberland), apparently = the Common or Public Sty, or Road [Old English ge)mǽne, common, public + stig, a sty, pen; or stig, a path, road]

Manisty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales71:224,0598,079

Manisty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Manesty (Cumberland), apparently = the Common or Public Sty, or Road [Old English ge)mǽne, common, public + stig, a sty, pen; or stig, a path, road]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

V. Manesty.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Manisty or Manesty, a name now rare in the county, was the name of a Hertford family which supplied two mayors to that town in the reign of James I. (T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Manisty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Manisty Come From? nationality or country of origin

Manisty is most common in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manisty? popularity and diffusion

Manisty is the 3,017,195th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Manisty occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Manisty live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 35 percent live, Berkshire, where 30 percent live and Devon, where 17 percent live. Beside England Manisty exists in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Manisty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Manisty has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Manisty surname grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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