The Mancini surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,382 people carried this name — #3,175 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 10,881 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Mancini surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
From mancino (“left-handed”), derived from manco (“imperfect, maimed”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mancini» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 5,324 people named Mancini live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,143 people named Mancini.
307 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
568 people named Mancini live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 255 people named Mancini live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Mancini have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 62 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
43 people named Mancini is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Mancini in American newspapers,
1894–1960.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,503 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mancini,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Mancini 1355–1431 · Christian nun -
Laura Mancini 1636–1657 · socialite -
Olympia Mancini 1638–1708 · lady-in-waiting -
Marie Mancini 1639–1715 · diarist -
Hortense Mancini 1646–1699 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 209 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mancini.
- Manard 435 · U.S. census
- Manas 527 · U.S. census
- Manca 282 · U.S. census
- Manceaux 115 · U.S. census
- Manche 267 · U.S. census
- Mancinelli 957 · U.S. census
- Mancino 1,578 · U.S. census
- Manco 690 · U.S. census
- Mancuso 9,711 · U.S. census
- Mande 210 · U.S. census
- Mandel 6,703 · U.S. census
- Mandelbaum 1,241 · U.S. census
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