Mansergh Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Mansergh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mansergh,' a manor in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale.

Thomas de Mansergh, 12 Edward II: Nicolson's History Westm. and Cumb.

John de Mansergh, 7 Richard II: ibid.

Thomas Manser, or Mansergh, of Burton, 1580: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Mansergh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:456,70530,074
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States521:6,970,364322,914
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Mansergh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mansergh,' a manor in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale.

Thomas de Mansergh, 12 Edward II: Nicolson's History Westm. and Cumb.

John de Mansergh, 7 Richard II: ibid.

Thomas Manser, or Mansergh, of Burton, 1580: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

George Mansergh, 1573: ibid.

Elizabeth Manzer, of Barwicke, 1608: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) belonging to Mansergh (Westmoreland) = Mann’s (? Harrow-) Land [v. Man(n, and cp. M.Dan. harge, a harrow: also cp. Old English plóh, a plot of (plough-) land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Named from a place in Cumberland; in Cos. Cork and Tipperary since mid-seventeenth century

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A chapelry in Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Westmorland. Thomas de Mansergh occurs 12 Edw. II. (1319). John de M. represented Westmorland. in Parliament 7 Ric. II. (1384).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mansergh Last Name Facts

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

Mansergh occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mansergh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mansergh is the 821,713th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Mansergh reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

Mansergh is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 456,705. In England it is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 24 percent are found, Greater London, where 16 percent are found and Lancashire, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England Mansergh is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Mansergh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mansergh has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mansergh surname fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 24 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mansergh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mansergh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mansergh earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning R 176,280 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangerc671/
Manzerk670/
Meingerg632/
Monsaerk631/
Moonserk631/
Mohngerg631/
Manshreck5947/
Manschreck5614/
Mannschrek561/
Manzork531/
Mannsschreck501/

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