Mehus Explained

Mehus (pronounced May-hews and meaning middle house in Norwegian) is a last name common to Flemish and Norwegian people.^[1] In the United States it is most common in North Dakota.

People with the surname

• Livio Mehus (born 1630), Flemish painter
• Belle Mehus, namesake of the Belle Mehus Auditorium in Bismarck, North Dakota
• John H. Mehus, a United States Navy ensign in command of the USS Clearwater County on its commissioning in 1944
• Laurelle Mehus, American model and actress, appeared in the 1990 film Pretty Woman
• Ingrid Berg Mehus, subject of Alexander Ryback's 2009 song "Fairytale"

See also

• Mehu, an Ancient Egypt vizier who lived in the Sixth Dynasty, around 2300 BC

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of American Family Names . . 2013 . 9780195081374 . Hanks . Patrick . 10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001 . 13 February 2020 . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-41806?rskey=YurY5N&result=41801 . Dictionary entry for 'Mehus' . limited.