The Maniscalco surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,021 people carried this name — #10,601 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 98,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,890 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Maniscalco surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
Occupational surname, from maniscalco (“farrier”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Maniscalco» (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 209 people named Maniscalco 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 165 people named Maniscalco.
Most of them — 137 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Hérault.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 109 people named Maniscalco 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 Namur.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
65 people named Maniscalco live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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 print
Maniscalco in American newspapers,
1912–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 397 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Maniscalco,
with a public archive behind them.
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Salvatore Maniscalco 1813–1864 · civil servant
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Albert V. Maniscalco 1908–1998 · politician
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Luigi Maniscalco Basile 1914–2005 · writer
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Luigi Maniscalco Basile 1914–2005 · writer
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Gioacchino Maniscalco 1954– · actor
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Claudio Maniscalco 1962– · actor
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Maniscalco.
- Manias 152 · U.S. census
- Manier 920 · U.S. census
- Manigault 2,016 · U.S. census
- Manigold 146 · U.S. census
- Manin 134 · U.S. census
- Manini 224 · U.S. census
- Manka 960 · U.S. census
- Mann 83,510 · U.S. census
- Manna 3,437 · U.S. census
- Manne 637 · U.S. census
- Manni 764 · U.S. census
- Mannino 3,857 · U.S. census
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