McManus is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

surname. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Mághnais", in modern Irish "McMaghnuis" which means "Son of Magnus". Its earlier origin is from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

"magnus", meaning "great". The

Normans The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. ...

used it to honour

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...

(742–814), as Carolus Magnus (Charles the Great). Variant spellings of the name include MacManus, Manus and

MacManners McManners, also spelt McManners, is a surname. It is considered a variant spelling of McManus. Notable people with the surname include: * Hugh McManners (born 1952), English television presenter and writer * John McManners (1916–2006), English a ...

. The English form, Moyne, is also found in

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

. In

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

it is a sept of

Clan Colquhoun Clan Colquhoun ( gd, Clann a' Chombaich ) is a Scottish clan. History Origins of the clan The lands of the clan Colquhoun are on the shores of Loch Lomond. During the reign of Alexander II, Umphredus de Kilpatrick received from Malduin ...

. There are two principal

sept A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as ''sliocht'', meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person ...

s of the name in Ireland: *One descends from Maghnus (d. 1181), son of Turlough Mór O'Conor, High King of Ireland (1119–1156); this branch belonged to

Kilronan Cill Rónáin (anglicised as Kilronan) is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in County Galway. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Ros an Mhíl, County Galw ...

in the county of Roscommon in the province of

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...

. *The second sept was a branch of the

Maguire Maguire ( , also spelled MacGuire or McGuire) is an Irish surname from the Gaelic , which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one". According to legend, this relates to the eleventh descendant of Colla da Chrich, great-grandson of Cormac ma ...

s, who descend from Magnus, son of Donn Maguire (Donn Mag Uidhir), Chief of the Kingdom of Fermanagh (d. 1302). This family lived on the shores of Lough Erne, in what is now

County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Abbie McManus (born 1993), English association football player *

Alan McManus Alan McManus (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and current commentator who works for Eurosport. A mainstay of the world's top sixteen during the 1990s and 2000s, he has won two ranking events, the 1994 Du ...

(born 1971), Scottish professional snooker player *Alice McManus :(born 1997) talented dental hygienist, professional ringuette goaltender * Alex McManus, American musician * Allan McManus (born 1974), Scottish footballer * Brandon McManus (born 1991), American football placekicker *

Danny McManus Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965) is a former professional American football and Canadian football quarterback who passed for over 53,000 yards in seventeen seasons in the Canadian Football League and currently serves as the Assistant General Man ...

(born 1965), American and Canadian football quarterback * Declan McManus (born 1994), Scottish footballer * Doyle McManus (born ), American journalist * Edward Joseph McManus (1920–2017), American politician and jurist * Emily Julian McManus (1865-1918), Canadian poet, author, and educator * Erwin McManus (born 1958), lead pastor of Mosaic Church of the emerging church movement * Frank McManus (disambiguation), several people * George McManus (disambiguation), several people * Gerard McManus (born 1960), Australian journalist * Heather Ross-McManus (born 1973), Canadian trampoline gymnast * J. F. A. McManus (Joseph Forde Anthony McManus, 1911–1980), Canadian pathologist * J. P. McManus (John Patrick McManus, born 1951), Irish businessman and racehorse owner * James McManus (disambiguation), several people named James and Jim * Jane McManus, better known under her married names Jane Storm and

Jane Cazneau Jane Maria Eliza Cazneau (née McManus, widowed Storm; April 6, 1768 – December 12, 1878) was an Irish-American journalist, lobbyist, and publicist who advocated the annexation of all of Mexico during the Mexican–American War. Education and ea ...

(1807–1878), American journalist * Jeanne McManus,(Born 1995) talented chef, wife and police officer * John McManus (disambiguation), several people * Liz McManus (born 1947), Irish Labour Party politician * Louis McManus (1898–1968), American television engineer, film editor, and designer * Mark McManus (1935–1994), Scottish actor best known in ''Taggart'' * Martin McManus (politician), (born 1967) Australian politician *

Marty McManus Martin Joseph McManus (March 14, 1900 – February 18, 1966) was an American baseball player and manager. A native of Chicago, Illinois, McManus spent two years in the United States Army before beginning his professional baseball career in 1920 ...

(1900–1966), American infielder in Major League Baseball * Michael McManus (disambiguation), several people named Michael and Mick * Michaela McManus (born 1983), American actress *

Michelle McManus Michelle McManus (born 8 May 1980) is a Scottish singer, columnist, and television presenter who won the second and final series of the UK talent show ''Pop Idol'' in 2003. McManus's debut single, " All This Time", entered the UK Singles Cha ...

(born 1980), Scottish singer * Michelle McManus (Michigan politician) (born 1966), member of the Michigan Senate * Patrick McManus (disambiguation), several people named Pat or Patrick *

Peter McManus Peter McManus VC (March 1829 – 27 April 1859) was born in Tynan, County Armagh, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and ...

(1829–1859), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Ronald McManus (Ronald Patrick Ross McManus), British singer using the pseudonym ''David Ross'' * Rove McManus (John Henry Michael McManus, born 1974), Australian variety show host, comedian, and owner of Roving Enterprises * Sammy McManus (1911–1976), Irish-Canadian professional ice hockey player * Sara McManus (born 1991), Swedish curler * Sara McManus (field hockey) (born 14 August 1993), Canadians field hockey player * Sean McManus (disambiguation), several people * Shaun McManus (born 1976), Australian rules footballer *

Shawn McManus Shawn McManus (born June 30, 1958) is an American artist who has worked extensively over three decades for DC Comics and other companies, notably for DC's Vertigo imprint including the ''Fables'' series. Comics Born in Brookline, Massachuset ...

(born 1958), American artist * Stephen McManus (born 1982), professional footballer * Thomas McManus (disambiguation), several people *

Tim McManus The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Main inmates Key Other inmates The Aryans The Aryans are a f ...

, fictional character from ''Oz'' * Tony McManus (disambiguation), several people * William McManus (1780–1835), U.S. Congressman from New York

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