How common is the surname McManus?

23,909 people in the United States had the surname McManus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,913 Americans. It ranked 1,498th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McManus?

Michaela McManus, American actress, followed by George McManus.

Where is the surname McManus most common?

Wikidata records people named McManus in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname McManus getting more or less common?

More common. 22,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,909 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname McManus

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 23,909 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McManus is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mághnais (“son of Magnus”).

McManus is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,909 people named McManus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,913 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,903.

#1,498

rank among US surnames

23,909

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,430)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,489	McKinley	24,000	12,864
#1,490	Olivares	23,982	12,874
#1,491	Newsome	23,958	12,887
#1,492	Thurman	23,950	12,891
#1,493	Helms	23,949	12,892
#1,494	Metcalf	23,946	12,893
#1,495	Goldman	23,940	12,897

Who is named McManus

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named McManus identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McManuss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michaela McManus
American actress, born 1983
George McManus
American cartoonist (1884-1954)
Jim McManus
British actor, 1940–2023
Rove McManus
Australian comedian and television host, born 1974
Don McManus
American actor, born 1959
Jim McManus
American tennis player (1940-2011)
Mark McManus
British actor and boxer (1935-1994)
Jim McKay
American television sports journalist (1921–2008)

Notable McManuss come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Manus

Surnames that sound like McManus

McManus has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McManus come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mághnais (“son of Magnus”).
How common is the surname McManus?: 23,909 people in the United States had the surname McManus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,913 Americans. It ranked 1,498th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McManus?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McManus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McManus?: Michaela McManus, American actress, followed by George McManus.
Where is the surname McManus most common?: Wikidata records people named McManus in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
What type of surname is McManus?: McManus is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McManus getting more or less common?: More common. 22,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,909 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of McManus?: Manus.