Manus
See also: Appendix:Variations of "manus"
English
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Etymology 1
[edit]Shortened form of McManus.
Proper noun
[edit]Manus (plural Manuses)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Manus is the 11882nd 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
[edit]Manus
- An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
- A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 509.