Mantell Surname

169,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mantell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Turstinus Mantel occurs in the Domesday of Buckinghamshire as a tenant-in-chief. Probably a sobriquet from the French mantele, cloak-wearer' (Lower). This is quite possible, for we have several familiar surnames still existing taken from the dress of the bearers; v.

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Mantell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3961:259,64124,522
England5701:97,75110,367
Australia1751:154,26116,255
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Germany831:969,94567,438
Canada581:635,26952,014
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Wales201:154,72710,755
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3031:80,4478,644
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Mantell (27) may also be a first name.

Mantell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Turstinus Mantel occurs in the Domesday of Buckinghamshire as a tenant-in-chief. Probably a sobriquet from the French mantele, cloak-wearer' (Lower). This is quite possible, for we have several familiar surnames still existing taken from the dress of the bearers; v. Chaperon. The variant Mantle is purely imitative.

Robert Mantel, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Mauntel, Essex, ibid.

John Mauntel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1506. Tristram Mantell and Helen Duplex: Marriage Lic. (London).

1755. Buried — Elizabeth Basset Mantle: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin)a nickname or trade-name [Middle English Old French mantel (French manteau), a cloak; Latin mantell-um, a covering]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made and sold cloaks or mantles.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Turstinus Mantel occurs in the Domesd. of co. Bucks, as a tenant in chief. Probably a sobriquet, from the French manteld, a "cloak-wearer." Mauntell. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Domesday Mantel, and the Mauntell of the H. Probably from Maun-dell, the dale of the Maun, whence the town of Mansfield derived its name.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

William de Montellis, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The name as Mantel dates from the Conquest in England.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Mantel; a personal name.

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

Mantell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mantell is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mantell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,814th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,869,113 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mantell live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous given name worldwide, held by 27 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,396 people, or 1 in 259,641. In The United States Mantell is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Mantell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mantell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mantell last name rose 8,212 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 233 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mantell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mantell surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mantell last name are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mantell earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning R 237,900 per year; in United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauntell930/
Mantel929,472/
Montell861,488/
Mauntel86267/
Mantiel8645/
Manthel8623/
Mantill869/
Maantel863/
Mandtel861/
Manntel861/
Meantel860/
Mantl83326/
Montiell8012/
Montel776,468/
Mantil77926/
Mantyl771/
Mantelová755/
Machentel751/
Montiel71254,773/
Meintel71406/
Monthel7153/
Mountel7140/
Montuel7132/
Mantiol7112/
Monteel718/
Maintil715/
Montill715/
Manthil714/
Maantil712/
Massentill712/
Monntel711/
Montelh711/
Monttel711/
Monthiel6722/
Mantlová6713/
Monthuel6711/
Montl675/
Monttiel672/
Moontiel672/
Mantlova671/
Mahantil671/
Mainthil671/
Montelth671/
Mantlesh671/

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