Enos Family History

Variant of Eno 2 a surname of French origin. French (Énos): from the personal name Énos from Biblical Enos from Hebrew Enosh borne by the first son of Seth who is part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ as mentioned in Luke 38.

Welsh (Cardiganshire): from the Welsh personal name Einwys, a pet form of Einion from Enniaun, an old Welsh personal name ultimately from Late Latin Annianus associated with Welsh einion ‘anvil’ for ‘stability, fortitude’ and doubtfully with uniawn ‘upright, just’. Compare Bennion.

English: perhaps a variant of Eno or the variant Ennew, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: variant of Ennis.