Manigault (variant spelling ''Manigaud'', ''Manigaut'', etc.) is a surname of French origin that derives from

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''Managwald'' (''manig'' "many, much" + ''wald, walt'' "power"). It meant "laborer" in Old French too. Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse, 1980, p. 412a It is similar to the German surname Manigold / Mangold. Notable people with the surname include:

People

* Arthur Middleton Manigault (1824-1886), Confederate General of the American Civil War * Earl Manigault (1944–1998), American basketball player * Edward Middleton Manigault (1887–1922), American Modernist painter * Elizabeth Wragg Manigault (1736–1773), socialite and wife of Peter Manigault * Gabriel Manigault (1758–1809), U.S. architect * Gabriel Manigault (merchant) (1704–1781), U.S. merchant * Mary Jane Manigault (1913–2010) * Omarosa Manigault (born 1974), U.S. TV personality * Peter Manigault (1731–1773), Charleston, South Carolina attorney, plantation owner, and colonial legislator * Charles Manigault Morris (1820–1895), naval officer in C.S.A. and U.S.A. services

Characters

* '' Aaron Manigault'', and '' Devar Manigault'', fictional characters from the U.S. TV series ''The Wire''

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