Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
NEGUS
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
NEGUS. A probable corruption of some local name ending- in Imise. According to Malone, the mixture bearing this name was invented in the reign of Queen Anne, by Colonel Negus. Richardson.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English