The Manis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,696 people carried this name — #7,124 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,523 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

138 people named Manis live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Basel-Landschaft 71
Aargau 17
Neuchâtel 10
Basel-Stadt 9
Zurich 9
Solothurn 7
Geneva 6
St. Gallen 5

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 40 people named Manis.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Finistère.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Finistère 22
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2
Yvelines 2
Eure 1
French Guiana 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 37 people named Manis 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 37

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Manis in American newspapers,
1899–1905.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Manis
The Salt Lake Herald 1899-09-24
Newspaper page from Danskeren carrying the name Manis
Danskeren 1905-10-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 448,572 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Manis in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

894 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Manis. The most, 225, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 577
Queensland 160
Victoria 62
Western Australia 33
South Australia 27
ACT (Canberra) 12
Tasmania 9
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Manis.

Who carried it

People named Manis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fanny Manis 1859–1943 · librarian
  • Adolfo Manis 1945–2025 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Manis,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States278 records

278 records of the Manis name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 143
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John V. Manis

    Born 1906. Enlisted 1940 at Presidio of Monterey, California; writer from Santa Cruz County. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfredo Manis

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Madonna from Naples, aged 22; laborer. From Leporano, Taranto, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eddie Manis

    Born 1947; from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1967 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 278 records for Manis in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands21 records

21 records of the Manis name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 13
  • Dutch population registers 7
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Witske Manis

    Married in 1712 in Groningen.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Tunnis Manis

    Baptised in 1643 in Venray.

    Open Archives, Gemeente Venray, gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Saartje Manis

    Buried in 1805 in Mijdrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Manis in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France14 records

14 records of the Manis name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Marie Manis

    Born 1894 in Saint-Ségal; died 1976 in Lopérec (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ida Manis

    Born 1908 in Italy; died 1992 in Saint-Jouvent (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Zelman Manis

    Born 1883 in Russia; died 1942 in Poland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Manis in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Manis name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Manis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Duke of Westminster, aged 60.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Manis

    Sailed from Victoria in 1861 aboard the Alma, bound for Otago, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Ann Manis

    Died 1872 in Launceston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Manis in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Manis name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Françoise Manis

    Died 1881 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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