Manus

See also: manus

English

Etymology 1

Shortened form of McManus.

Proper noun

Manus (plural Manuses)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Manus is the 11882^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2635 individuals. Manus is most common among White (80.87%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Manus

1. An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
2. A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Suman, Usman, namus, suman