Mehus (pronounced May-hewz or May-hoose, and meaning middle house in Norwegian) is a last name common to Flemish and Norwegian people. In the United States it is most common in North Dakota.

People with the surname Alma Mehus (1902-2001), American pianist and arts community leader Belle Mehus (1896-1988), American painist, namesake of the Belle Mehus Auditorium in Bismarck, North Dakota Ingrid Berg Mehus, subject of Alexander Ryback's 2009 song "Fairytale" John H. Mehus, American navy commander of the USS Clearwater County Laurelle Mehus, American model and actress, appeared in the 1990 film Pretty Woman Livio Mehus (1630-1691), Flemish painter Oscar Myking Mehus (1894-1983), American educator

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

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