Annus (surname)

Annus
Origin
LanguageEstonian
Meaning"dose", "batch"
Region of originEstonia

Annus is an Estonian word meaning "dose", or "batch".

As of 1 January 2021, 219 men and 251 women in Estonia have the surname Annus. Annus is ranked the 251st most common surname for men in Estonia and 237th for women.[1] The surname Annus is most common in Lääne-Viru County, where 6.81 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.[1]

Notable people bearing the surname Annus include:

  • Epp Annus (born 1969), writer and literary scholar
  • Endel Annus (1915–2011), bibliographer
  • Lembit Annus (1941–2018), communist politician
  • Maria Annus (born 1979), actress
  • Olev Annus (born 1951), bodybuilder
  • Rednar Annus (born 1970), actor and director
  • Ruth Annus (born 1973), civil servant and translator
  • Toivo Annus (1972–2020), engineer and investor
  • Toomas Annus (born 1960), entrepreneur
  • Uku Annus (1947–2019), orienteer

See also

  • Adrián Annus (born 1973), Hungarian hammer thrower
  • Allan Vainola (birth name Allan Annus; born 1965), Estonian musician and composer

References

  1. 1 2 Nimede statistika. Annus. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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