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McManus Surname Definition: MACMANNAS: (in Elgin), Macmannes (in Aberdeen).

A form of Macmanus, q. v. One Macmannes and Angus M’Magnus in Stemster, Caithness, 1663. Finlay M’Manis in Mekili Allan, 1668 (Laing, 2636), M’Manes 1663.

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MACMANNAS: (in Elgin), Macmannes (in Aberdeen). A form of Macmanus, q. v. One Macmannes and Angus M’Magnus in Stemster, Caithness, 1663. Finlay M’Manis in Mekili Allan, 1668 (Laing, 2636), M’Manes 1663.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948) (Celtic + Scandinavian-Latin) Son of Manus or Magnus = the Great [Latin magnus]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison (Irish) The son of Maghnus (great).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith The son of Manus or Magnus, the great, or renowned.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur