McManus is an
Irish surname. It is derived from the
Irish Gaelic "Mac Mághnais",[1] in modern Irish "McMaghnuis" which means "Son of Magnus".[2] Its earlier origin is from the
Latin "magnus", meaning "great". The
Normans used it to honour
Charlemagne (742–814), as Carolus Magnus (Charles the Great).[3] Variant spellings of the name include
MacManus,
Manus and
MacManners.[1] The English form,
Moyne, is also found in
Ulster.[2] In
Scotland it is a sept of
Clan Colquhoun.[4]
There are two principal
septs of the name in Ireland:[3]
The second sept was a branch of the
Maguires, who descend from Magnus, son of Donn Maguire (Donn Mag Uidhir), Chief of the
Kingdom of Fermanagh (died 1302). This family lived on the shores of
Lough Erne, in what is now
County Fermanagh.
Notable people with the surname include:
Abbie McManus (born 1993), English association football player
Alan McManus (born 1971), Scottish professional snooker player
Alice McManus :(born 1997) talented dental hygienist, professional ringuette goaltender
This page lists people with the
surnameMcManus. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
References
^
ab"McManus". Battle of Clontarf. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
McManus is an
Irish surname. It is derived from the
Irish Gaelic "Mac Mághnais",[1] in modern Irish "McMaghnuis" which means "Son of Magnus".[2] Its earlier origin is from the
Latin "magnus", meaning "great". The
Normans used it to honour
Charlemagne (742–814), as Carolus Magnus (Charles the Great).[3] Variant spellings of the name include
MacManus,
Manus and
MacManners.[1] The English form,
Moyne, is also found in
Ulster.[2] In
Scotland it is a sept of
Clan Colquhoun.[4]
There are two principal
septs of the name in Ireland:[3]
The second sept was a branch of the
Maguires, who descend from Magnus, son of Donn Maguire (Donn Mag Uidhir), Chief of the
Kingdom of Fermanagh (died 1302). This family lived on the shores of
Lough Erne, in what is now
County Fermanagh.
Notable people with the surname include:
Abbie McManus (born 1993), English association football player
Alan McManus (born 1971), Scottish professional snooker player
Alice McManus :(born 1997) talented dental hygienist, professional ringuette goaltender
This page lists people with the
surnameMcManus. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
References
^
ab"McManus". Battle of Clontarf. Retrieved 15 July 2021.