The Manus surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,635 people carried this name — #11,882 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 112,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,561 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Manus surname
Shortened form of McManus.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Manus» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 152 people named Manus.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Manus 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 Limburg.
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
Manus in American newspapers,
1902–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Manus,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rosa Manus 1881–1943 · suffragette -
Rosa Manus 1881–1942 · suffragette
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Max Manus 1914–1996 · writer -
Benjamin Manus 1831–1912 · military personnel
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Henry Manus 1851–1931
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Pierre Manus 1867–1947 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Manus.
- Mantey 633 · U.S. census
- Manthe 683 · U.S. census
- Mantione 515 · U.S. census
- Mantovani 352 · U.S. census
- Mantz 2,055 · U.S. census
- Manuel 27,529 · U.S. census
- 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
When the index is not enough
This page says where Manus is.
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