Tracing the Manos Family Name

Manos is a Greek surname. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Manos, a pet form of Manolis (God is with us)”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Manos family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Where the name comes from

It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.

In the 2010 US Census, 2,970 Americans gave Manos as their last name (rank 10,747). Names that sound alike, such as Muños, Manzo and Manus, are easily confused in old records. For the full story, order the Manos surname pack.