The Mangano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,525 people carried this name — #12,312 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 116,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 2,323 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Mangano surname
Borrowed from Italian Mangano, itself an italianization of Sicilian Mànganu.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mangano» (English), 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 626 people named Mangano 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 124 people named Mangano.
Most of them — 71 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Isère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
103 people named Mangano live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 43 people named Mangano 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 Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Mangano in American newspapers,
1874–1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,120 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mangano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vincent Mangano 1888–1951 · criminal -
Lucia Mangano 1896–1946 · religious -
Lucia Mangano 1896–1946 · religious
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Vincenzo Mangano 1866–1940 · politician
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Lawrence Mangano 1892–1944
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Philip Mangano 1898–1951
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mangano.
- Manfre 866 · U.S. census
- Manfredi 2,501 · U.S. census
- Manfredini 220 · U.S. census
- Mang 2,354 · U.S. census
- Manga 334 · U.S. census
- Manganelli 413 · U.S. census
- Mange 404 · U.S. census
- Mangel 632 · U.S. census
- Mangin 790 · U.S. census
- Mangini 1,336 · U.S. census
- Mangione 1,568 · U.S. census
- Mango 1,710 · U.S. census
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