Manuelito

From Spanish Manuel + -ito (“diminutive suffix”); this nickname was given to one of the principal headmen of the Navajos and that is why this surname is predominantly found among the components of this nation.

Manuelito (countable and uncountable, plural Manuelitos)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Manuelito is the 39,717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Manuelito is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (91.50%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manuelito”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 509.

• emulation, laumonite