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'''Maas''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[Low German|North German]] [[patronymic surname]], from an archaic short form of [[Thomas (name)|Thomas]]. It could also be a [[toponymic surname]] derived from the |
'''Maas''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[Low German|North German]] [[patronymic surname]], from an archaic short form of [[Thomas (name)|Thomas]]. It could also be a [[toponymic surname]] derived from the river Maas ({{langx|fr|[[Meuse]]}}).<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Maas&nfd_naam=Maas&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal=eng Maas] at the Meertens Institute's database of Dutch surnames.</ref> The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people).<ref>Leender Brouwer, [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands]</ref> |
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People with the surname Maas include: |
People with the surname Maas include: |
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*[[David E. Maas]] (born 1940), American historian |
*[[David E. Maas]] (born 1940), American historian |
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*[[Dick Maas]] (born 1951), Dutch film maker |
*[[Dick Maas]] (born 1951), Dutch film maker |
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*[[Dirk Maas]] ( |
*[[Dirk Maas]] (1659–1717), Dutch landscape painter |
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*[[Duke Maas]] ( |
*[[Duke Maas]] (1929–1976), American baseball player |
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*[[Erich Maas]] (born 1940), German footballer |
*[[Erich Maas]] (born 1940), German footballer |
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*[[Ernest Maas]] (1892–1986), American screenwriter |
*[[Ernest Maas]] (1892–1986), American screenwriter |
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*[[Frans Maas]] (born 1964), Dutch long jumper |
*[[Frans Maas]] (born 1964), Dutch long jumper |
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*[[Fred Maas]] (born 1957), American businessman |
*[[Fred Maas]] (born 1957), American businessman |
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*[[Frederica Sagor Maas]] ( |
*[[Frederica Sagor Maas]] (1900–2012), American playwright, author and supercentenarian |
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*{{interlanguage link|Georg Maas|de||fr|}} (born 1960), German screenwriter and movie director |
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*[[Greg Maas]] (born 1966), American soccer goalkeeper |
*[[Greg Maas]] (born 1966), American soccer goalkeeper |
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*[[Günther Maas]] (born 1941), German wrestler |
*[[Günther Maas]] (born 1941), German wrestler |
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*[[Heiko Maas]] (born 1966), German politician |
*[[Heiko Maas]] (born 1966), German politician |
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*[[Bachelors from Prague|Henry Maas]] (born 1949?), Australian artist, Melbourne café and club impresario, cabaret performer (''The Busby Berkleys'', ''Buddy Lovestein'') & lead singer of ''Bachelors from Prague'' |
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*[[Hermann Maas]] ( |
*[[Hermann Maas]] (1877–1970), German pastor and opponent of Nazism |
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*[[Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer]] (born 1941), Dutch botanist |
*[[Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer]] (born 1941), Dutch botanist |
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*[[Isabella Offenbach Maas]] ( |
*[[Isabella Offenbach Maas]] (1817–1891), German-American opera singer |
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*[[James Maas]] (born 1938), American social psychologist known for his sleep research |
*[[James Maas]] (born 1938), American social psychologist known for his sleep research |
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*[[Jan Maas (cyclist |
*[[Jan Maas (cyclist, born 1900)]] (1900–1977), Dutch racing cyclist |
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*[[Jan Maas (sailor)|Jan Maas]] (1911–1962), Dutch Olympic sailor |
*[[Jan Maas (sailor)|Jan Maas]] (1911–1962), Dutch Olympic sailor |
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*[[Jane Maas]] (1932–2018), American advertising executive and author |
*[[Jane Maas]] (1932–2018), American advertising executive and author |
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*[[Janelle Maas]] (1970-), Australian Legend and Chef |
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*[[Jason Maas]] (born 1975), Canadian football quarterback |
*[[Jason Maas]] (born 1975), Canadian football quarterback |
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*[[Jelle Maas]] (born 1991), Dutch badminton player |
*[[Jelle Maas]] (born 1991), Dutch badminton player |
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*[[Jeremy Maas]] (1928–1997), British art dealer and art historian |
*[[Jeremy Maas]] (1928–1997), British art dealer and art historian |
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*[[Jo Maas]] (born 1954), Dutch road cyclist |
*[[Jo Maas]] (born 1954), Dutch road cyclist |
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*{{interlanguage link|Johannes Petrus Maas|fr||nl|}} (1861–1941), Dutch sculptor |
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*[[Joseph Maas]] ( |
*[[Joseph Maas]] (1847–1886), English tenor |
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*[[Kevin Maas]] (born 1965), American baseball player |
*[[Kevin Maas]] (born 1965), American baseball player |
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*[[Melvin Maas]] (1898–1964), American Marine aviator and politician from Minnesota |
*[[Melvin Maas]] (1898–1964), American Marine aviator and politician from Minnesota |
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*[[Mike Maas]] (1979-) Professional Walleye Angler from Wisconsin, USA |
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*{{interlanguage link|Mirte Maas|it||zh|瑪特·瑪斯}} (born 1991), Dutch fashion model |
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*[[Nell Ginjaar-Maas]] ( |
*[[Nell Ginjaar-Maas]] (1931–2012), Dutch politician |
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*[[Nellie Maas]] (born 1935), Dutch figure skater |
*[[Nellie Maas]] (born 1935), Dutch figure skater |
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*[[Nicolaes Maes]] (1634–1693), Dutch genre and portrait painter |
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*[[Paul Maas (classical scholar)|Paul Maas]] ( |
*[[Paul Maas (classical scholar)|Paul Maas]] (1880–1964), German philologist known for [[Maas's law]] |
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*[[Paul Maas (botanist)|Paul Maas]] (born 1939), Dutch botanist and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics |
*[[Paul Maas (botanist)|Paul Maas]] (born 1939), Dutch botanist and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics |
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*[[Peter Maas]] (1929–2001), American journalist and author |
*[[Peter Maas]] (1929–2001), American journalist and author |
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*[[Rob Maas]] (born 1969), Dutch footballer |
*[[Rob Maas]] (born 1969), Dutch footballer |
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*[[Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus]] ( |
*[[Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus]] (1911–2003), Dutch mycologist |
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*[[Rupert Maas]] (born 1960), English painting specialist and gallery owner |
*[[Rupert Maas]] (born 1960), English painting specialist and gallery owner |
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*[[Sarah J. Maas]] (born 1986), American fantasy author |
*[[Sarah J. Maas]] (born 1986), American fantasy author |
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*[[Sivan Malkin Maas]] (born 1970s), Israeli humanistic rabbi |
*[[Sivan Malkin Maas]] (born 1970s), Israeli humanistic rabbi |
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*[[Timo Maas]] (born 1969), German DJ |
*[[Timo Maas]] (born 1969), German DJ |
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*[[Tjaarke Maas]] ( |
*[[Tjaarke Maas]] (1974–2004), Dutch painter |
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*[[Willard Maas]] (1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet |
*[[Willard Maas]] (1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet |
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*[[Winy Maas]] (born 1958), Dutch architect |
*[[Winy Maas]] (born 1958), Dutch architect |
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*{{interlanguage link|Wolfram Maas|be|Вольфрам Маас|de|}} (born 1950), German diplomat |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 4 December 2024
Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas (French: Meuse).[1] The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people).[2]
People with the surname Maas include:
- Abe Maas (1855–1941), German-born American founder of the Maas Brothers stores
- Adriana Maas (1702–1746), Dutch stage actress
- Allan Maas (1922–2014), Australian rules footballer
- Annelies Maas (born 1960), Dutch swimmer
- Anthony Maas (1859–1927), German-born American exegete
- Benjamin Maas (born 1989), German footballer
- Bill Maas (born 1962), American football player
- Bob Maas (1907–1996), Dutch Olympic sailor
- Cees Maas (born 1947), Dutch businessman, CFO of the ING Group
- Cheryl Maas (born 1984), Dutch snowboarder
- Chris Maas (born 1957), American canoe sailor and builder
- Cornald Maas (born 1962), Dutch television presenter
- David E. Maas (born 1940), American historian
- Dick Maas (born 1951), Dutch film maker
- Dirk Maas (1659–1717), Dutch landscape painter
- Duke Maas (1929–1976), American baseball player
- Erich Maas (born 1940), German footballer
- Ernest Maas (1892–1986), American screenwriter
- Frans Maas (born 1964), Dutch long jumper
- Fred Maas (born 1957), American businessman
- Frederica Sagor Maas (1900–2012), American playwright, author and supercentenarian
- Georg Maas (born 1960), German screenwriter and movie director
- Greg Maas (born 1966), American soccer goalkeeper
- Günther Maas (born 1941), German wrestler
- Heiko Maas (born 1966), German politician
- Henry Maas (born 1949?), Australian artist, Melbourne café and club impresario, cabaret performer (The Busby Berkleys, Buddy Lovestein) & lead singer of Bachelors from Prague
- Hermann Maas (1877–1970), German pastor and opponent of Nazism
- Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer (born 1941), Dutch botanist
- Isabella Offenbach Maas (1817–1891), German-American opera singer
- James Maas (born 1938), American social psychologist known for his sleep research
- Jan Maas (cyclist, born 1900) (1900–1977), Dutch racing cyclist
- Jan Maas (1911–1962), Dutch Olympic sailor
- Jane Maas (1932–2018), American advertising executive and author
- Jason Maas (born 1975), Canadian football quarterback
- Jelle Maas (born 1991), Dutch badminton player
- Jeremy Maas (1928–1997), British art dealer and art historian
- Jo Maas (born 1954), Dutch road cyclist
- Johannes Petrus Maas (1861–1941), Dutch sculptor
- Joseph Maas (1847–1886), English tenor
- Kevin Maas (born 1965), American baseball player
- Melvin Maas (1898–1964), American Marine aviator and politician from Minnesota
- Mike Maas (1979-) Professional Walleye Angler from Wisconsin, USA
- Mirte Maas (born 1991), Dutch fashion model
- Nell Ginjaar-Maas (1931–2012), Dutch politician
- Nellie Maas (born 1935), Dutch figure skater
- Nicolaes Maes (1634–1693), Dutch genre and portrait painter
- Paul Maas (1880–1964), German philologist known for Maas's law
- Paul Maas (born 1939), Dutch botanist and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics
- Peter Maas (1929–2001), American journalist and author
- Rob Maas (born 1969), Dutch footballer
- Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus (1911–2003), Dutch mycologist
- Rupert Maas (born 1960), English painting specialist and gallery owner
- Sarah J. Maas (born 1986), American fantasy author
- Sharon Maas (born 1951), Guyanese novelist
- Sivan Malkin Maas (born 1970s), Israeli humanistic rabbi
- Timo Maas (born 1969), German DJ
- Tjaarke Maas (1974–2004), Dutch painter
- Willard Maas (1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet
- Winy Maas (born 1958), Dutch architect
- Wolfram Maas (born 1950), German diplomat
See also
[edit]- Maas (disambiguation)
- Maes (surname), variant spelling of the surname
- Maass, a German surname
- Mace (surname)
References
[edit]- ^ Maas at the Meertens Institute's database of Dutch surnames.
- ^ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
This page lists people with the surname Maas.
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If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.