Mangold (also ''Mangoldt, Mangolt'') is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western orde ...

, in origin from a given name. It was the name of a noble family of

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Altenburger Land Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt), and the districts Leipzig, Mittelsachsen and Zwickau in Saxony. The district is a mem ...

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), named for one ''Manegoldus de Wizenfels'' (fl. 1260); branches of this family are extant, bearing the surnames ''von Mangoldt'', ''Mangoldt-Gaudlitz'' (since 1888) or ''Mangoldt-Reiboldt'' (since 1878). The surname ''Mangold'' could arise independently as a patronymic based on the given name; it is currently most widespread in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, Germany. ''Mangold'' also refers to several

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

s of

beet The beetroot is the taproot portion of a beet plant, usually known in North America as beets while the vegetable is referred to as beetroot in British English, and also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet ...

plants ( ''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''vulgaris''): In English it is a synonym of

mangelwurzel Mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel (from German ''Mangel/Mangold'', "chard" and ''Wurzel'', "root"), also called mangold,Wright, Clifford A. (2001) ''Mediterranean Vegetables: a cook's ABC of vegetables and their preparation in Spain, France, Italy, ...

(field beet), being also the German word for chard.

Given name

*''Manegoldus de Wizenfels'' (fl. 1260), founder of the Thuringian house of

. *Mangold von Brandis (d. 1385),

bishop of Constance The Prince-Bishopric of Constance, (german: Hochstift Konstanz, Fürstbistum Konstanz, Bistum Konstanz) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-12th century until its secularisation in 1802–1803. In his dua ...

Surname

People with the surname include: ;von Mangoldt * Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt (1854–1925), German mathematician ;Mangold * Andrej Mangold (born 1987), German basketball player *

Carl Amand Mangold Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (8 October 1813 - 4 August 1889) was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Biography Mangold was born in Darmstadt and received his initial musical education from his father. In 1831 he entered the orchestra of the ...

(1813-1889), German composer * Christoph Mangold (1719–1767), German anatomist and chemist * Hilde Mangold (born 1898; née Proscholdt), German developmental biologist * Holley Mangold (born 1989), American Female Weightlifter *

James Mangold James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the films ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), ''Walk the Line'' (2005), '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (2007), '' The Wolverine'' (2013) and ''Logan'' ( ...

(born 1963), American director and script writer *

Katharina Mangold-Wirz Katharina Maria Mangold-Wirz, née Wirz, (born Basel 23 May 1922 - died Basel 22 November 2003) was a Swiss marine biologist and malacologist, who worked at Université Pierre et Marie Curie's Laboratoire Arago in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. Mangol ...

(1922-2003) Swiss Marine Biologist * Kevin Mangold (born 1968), American professional Thoroughbred jockey, stunt man and actor *

Mike Mangold Michael Eugene Mangold (October 10, 1955 – December 6, 2015) was an American Boeing 767 and 757 commercial pilot for American Airlines and an aerobatics pilot. Mangold competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Series from 2004 through 2009, wher ...

(born 1955), American aerobatics pilot *

Nick Mangold Nicholas Allan Mangold (born January 13, 1984) is a former American football center. He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Mangold was a seven-time Pro Bowl selec ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Robert Mangold Robert Mangold (born October 12, 1937) is an American minimalist artist. He is also father of film director and screenwriter James Mangold. Early life and education Mangold was born in North Tonawanda, New York, North Tonawanda, New York (s ...

(born 1937), American artist *

Sylvia Plimack Mangold Sylvia Plimack Mangold (born September 18, 1938) is an American artist, painter, printmaker, and pastelist. She is known for her representational depictions of interiors and landscapes. She is the mother of film director/screenwriter James Mango ...

(born 1938), American artist *

Tom Mangold Thomas Cornelius Mangold (born 20 August 1934) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author. For 26 years he was an investigative journalist with the BBC '' Panorama'' current affairs television programme. Personal life Tom Mangold was born ...

(born 1934), British investigative journalist and author

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