The Manzo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,635 people carried this name — #2,639 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,600 people counted. That is up 29% from 10,595 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Manzo surname
Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Manzo.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Manzo» (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 2,774 people named Manzo 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 166 people named Manzo.
81 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
118 people named Manzo live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 72 people named Manzo 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.
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
Manzo in American newspapers,
1914–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,455 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Manzo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michele Manzo 1785–1856 · Catholic priest -
Francesco Manzo 1900–1964 · politician -
Francesco Manzo 1900–1964 · politician
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Gaston Raimundo Manzo Santibañez d. 1973 · laborer
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José Manzo 1789–1860 · architect
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José Manzo 1789–1860 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Manzo.
- Many 590 · U.S. census
- Manzanares 7,480 · U.S. census
- Manzanera 173 · U.S. census
- Manzano 9,608 · U.S. census
- Manzi 2,668 · U.S. census
- Manzini 125 · U.S. census
- Manzon 296 · U.S. census
- Manzone 208 · U.S. census
- Manzoni 263 · U.S. census
- Mao 5,565 · U.S. census
- Maqueda 732 · U.S. census
- Maquet 118 · U.S. census
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