Ganus

Reduced form of Gurganus.

Ganus (plural Ganuses)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ganus is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Ganus is most common among White (87.5%) and Black/African American (10.67%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ganus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

• Ganos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάνος (Gános).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nus/, [ˈɡänʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nus/, [ˈɡäːnus]

Ganus f sg (genitive Ganī); second declension

1. A mountain fortress or town of Thrace

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• Ganos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ganus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly