Annus (surname)

{{Short description|Estonian family name}}

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

As of 1 January 2021, 219 men and 251 in Estonia have the surname Annus. Annus is ranked the 251st most common surname for men in Estonia and 237th for women. The surname Annus is most common in Lääne-Viru County, where 6.81 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.[https://www.stat.ee/nimed/ Nimede statistika]. Annus. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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 party figure
• 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
• Toomas Annus (born 1960), entrepreneur
• Uku Annus (1947–2019), orienteer