Mantle Surname

83,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

Mantle 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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Mantle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9231:28,9753,910
United States1,8041:200,92019,759
Canada5631:65,4457,595
Australia4941:54,6476,703
Wales2611:11,8561,315
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Jamaica1191:24,1171,966
Ireland681:69,2494,373
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jersey171:5,8351,193
France101:6,642,272293,169
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4181:17,1902,500
Wales1421:11,045670
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:125,86112,158

Mantle (152) may also be a first name.

Mantle 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

(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

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

From the French, Mantel; a personal name.

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

Mantle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mantle is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mantle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mantle is the 83,216th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,252,371 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Mantle live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mantle is also the 746,252nd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 152 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,923 people, or 1 in 28,975. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 11 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Kent, where 9 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Mantle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mantle has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mantle surname expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 272 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mantle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mantle last name is primarily Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mantle are 19.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Mantle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.08% more than the national average, earning R 344,772 per year; in United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $55,281 CAD per year.

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