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UK surname

Mcmanus

Son of Manus, an old Irish personal name meaning "hill fort" or "he who came from the hill fort."

In the 1881 census there were 2,621 people recorded with the Mcmanus surname, ranking it #1,695 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 7,589, ranked #881, up from #1,695 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Govan Combination, Edinburgh and Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leicester, Wakefield and Kingston upon Hull.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mcmanus is 8,011 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 189.5%.

1881 census count

2,621

Ranked #1,695

Modern count

7,589

2016, ranked #881

Peak year

2010

8,011 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mcmanus had 2,621 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,695 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 7,589 in 2016, ranked #881.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 3,332 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Mcmanus surname distribution map

The map shows where the Mcmanus surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Mcmanus surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mcmanus over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 840 #3,231
1861 historical 987 #2,820
1881 historical 2,621 #1,695
1891 historical 2,224 #2,095
1901 historical 3,332 #1,678
1911 historical 1,726 #2,838
1997 modern 7,196 #903
1998 modern 7,406 #914
1999 modern 7,532 #900
2000 modern 7,494 #900
2001 modern 7,360 #895
2002 modern 7,608 #884
2003 modern 7,431 #883
2004 modern 7,419 #885
2005 modern 7,359 #880
2006 modern 7,393 #878
2007 modern 7,443 #882
2008 modern 7,599 #869
2009 modern 7,776 #866
2010 modern 8,011 #856
2011 modern 7,953 #846
2012 modern 7,638 #867
2013 modern 7,734 #872
2014 modern 7,783 #872
2015 modern 7,683 #872
2016 modern 7,589 #881

Geography

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Where Mcmanus' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Govan Combination, Edinburgh, Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry, Manchester and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leicester, Wakefield, Kingston upon Hull, Wyndford and Craigend and Ruchazie. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Govan Combination Lanark
2 Edinburgh Edinburgh
3 Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry Forfar
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leicester 026 Leicester
2 Wakefield 011 Wakefield
3 Kingston upon Hull 008 Kingston upon Hull, City of
4 Wyndford Glasgow City
5 Craigend and Ruchazie Glasgow City

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mcmanus

These lists show first names that appear often with the Mcmanus surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mcmanus

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mcmanus, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Mcmanus surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Mcmanus household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Mcmanus is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Mcmanus is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mcmanus falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mcmanus is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Mcmanus, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Mcmanus

The surname MCMANUS has its roots in Ireland and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Mac Magnusa," which means "son of Manus." Manus was a popular name among the Irish, derived from the Latin name Magnus, meaning "great."

The name MCMANUS was initially concentrated in counties like Fermanagh, Donegal, and Tyrone in Ulster, the northern province of Ireland. In these areas, the name was often spelled as McManus, MacManus, or MacMannus, reflecting the variations in spelling and pronunciation common in the Irish language.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MCMANUS can be found in the Fiants of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, a collection of official records from the 16th century. The name appears as "McManus" in reference to several individuals from Ulster.

In the 17th century, during the Plantation of Ulster, many Irish families with the surname MCMANUS were displaced from their ancestral lands. This led to the spread of the name across Ireland and eventually to other parts of the world through emigration.

Notable individuals with the surname MCMANUS throughout history include:

1. Hugh McManus (c. 1600-1644), an Irish Catholic priest and leader during the Irish Confederate Wars. 2. James McManus (1738-1824), an Irish-American soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. 3. Blanche McManus (1870-1935), an American writer and feminist activist. 4. Edward McManus (1886-1954), an American politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas. 5. Francis Patrick McManus (1909-1979), an American prelate who served as the Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The name MCMANUS has also been associated with various place names in Ireland, such as Ballymacmanus, a townland in County Antrim, and Drummanmanus, a townland in County Fermanagh.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Mcmanus families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mcmanus surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 94 Mcmanus' recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.09x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 94 3.09x
Flintshire 32 46.40x
Durham 31 4.06x
Yorkshire 28 1.10x
Cheshire 14 2.47x
Denbighshire 9 9.29x
Kent 9 1.03x
Northumberland 9 2.36x
Cumberland 8 3.62x
Middlesex 6 0.23x
Staffordshire 6 0.69x
Surrey 6 0.48x
Caernarfonshire 5 4.82x
Lanarkshire 2 0.24x
Shropshire 2 0.90x
Hampshire 1 0.19x
Sussex 1 0.23x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Manchester in Lancashire leads with 21 Mcmanus' recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.34x.

Place Total Index
Manchester 21 15.34x
Mold 19 304.00x
Liverpool 15 8.11x
Oldham 13 13.23x
Chester St John Baptist 8 78.59x
Bishopwearmouth 7 10.69x
Blackburn 7 8.64x
Heap 7 43.37x
Kirkdale 7 13.67x
Rhuddlan 7 115.32x
Scarborough 7 30.30x
Southwark St John 6 76.43x
St Asaph 6 437.96x
Westoe 6 13.87x
Wrexham Abbot 6 245.90x
Bangor 5 50.00x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 5 21.93x
Northowram 5 28.06x
West Derby 5 5.61x
Wolverhampton 5 7.51x
Canterbury St Gregory 4 347.83x
Hartlepool 4 36.87x
Leeds 4 2.79x
Whitehaven 4 33.98x
Witton Le Wear 4 185.19x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 6.20x
Harrington 3 112.36x
Northwich 3 333.33x
St Asaph Cil Owen 3 833.33x
St George Hanover 3 8.96x
Batley 2 8.28x
Birkenhead 2 4.43x
Bootle Cum Linacre 2 8.27x
Bradford 2 3.25x
Byker 2 10.60x
Darlington 2 6.79x
Holbeck 2 11.88x
New Monkland 2 8.16x
Preston 2 2.46x
Shoreditch London 2 1.80x
Toxteth Park 2 1.94x
Worsley 2 10.66x
Armley 1 8.92x
Bishop Auckland 1 9.77x
Bowdon 1 44.44x
Castle Sowerby 1 204.08x
Crumpsall 1 13.95x
Dawdon 1 10.65x
Dover Castle 1 158.73x
Everton 1 1.03x
Farnborough 1 18.12x
Gillingham 1 5.54x
Greenwich 1 2.45x
Hackney London 1 0.70x
Halifax 1 2.68x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 1 3.03x
Helmington Row 1 28.17x
Heworth 1 6.65x
Horton Kirby 1 74.07x
Hove 1 5.27x
Jesmond 1 18.62x
Linthorpe 1 6.59x
Little Bolton 1 2.55x
Maghull 1 79.37x
Marske In Guisbrough 1 22.17x
Middleton In Teesdale 1 49.75x
Newcastle On Tyne St John 1 19.92x
North Meols 1 3.36x
Norton In Malton 1 32.47x
Pontefract 1 18.25x
Ryhope 1 18.87x
Salford 1 1.12x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 1 40.82x
Shrewsbury St Chad 1 12.85x
Stafford St Mary 1 8.16x
Stockton On Tees 1 2.72x
Tonge 1 15.65x
Walmer 1 26.32x
Wardleworth 1 5.75x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Mcmanus surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 26
Ann 10
Catherine 10
Margaret 9
Elizabeth 5
Sarah 5
Annie 4
Bridget 4
Jane 4
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Kate 3
Elisabeth 2
Honoria 2
Winifred 2
Adelid 1
Agness 1
Amelia 1
Anne 1
Brigate 1
Caroline 1
Catharine 1
Dorothy 1
Eleanor 1
Emma 1
Evah 1
Fanny 1
G. 1
Georgina 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Isabella 1
Margeret 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Nappy 1
Norah 1
Patrick 1
Rose 1
Roseanna 1
S. 1
Subina 1
Winiffred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Mcmanus surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
James 25
John 23
Thomas 14
Patrick 9
Joseph 6
Michael 6
William 6
Charles 4
George 4
Philip 4
David 3
Hugh 3
Martin 3
Alfred 2
Francis 2
Peter 2
Thos. 2
Arthur 1
Austin 1
Barnard 1
Bernard 1
Cornelius 1
Daniel 1
Denis 1
Dramin 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
H. 1
Lawrence 1
Matthew 1
Patc. 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Simon 1
Sylvester 1
Terence 1
Timothy 1

FAQ

Mcmanus surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mcmanus surname in 1881?

In 1881, 2,621 people were recorded with the Mcmanus surname. That placed it at #1,695 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mcmanus surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 7,589 in 2016. That gives Mcmanus a modern rank of #881.

What does the Mcmanus surname mean?

Son of Manus, an old Irish personal name meaning "hill fort" or "he who came from the hill fort."

What does the Mcmanus map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Mcmanus bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.