Mangold


Mangold is a German surname, in origin from a given name.
It was the name of a noble family of Weißenfels, named for one Manegoldus de Wizenfels ; branches of this family are extant, bearing the surnames von Mangoldt, Mangoldt-Gaudlitz or Mangoldt-Reiboldt.
The surname Mangold could arise independently as a patronymic based on the given name; it is currently most widespread in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Mangold also refers to several cultivars of beet plants : In English it is a synonym of mangelwurzel, being also the German word for chard.

Given name

People with the surname include:
;von Mangoldt
;Mangold