Maassen
Maassen is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning son of Maas, an archaic short form of Thomas. It is most common in Dutch Limburg and surrounding regions.[1] Among variant forms are Maas, Maase(n), Maasse, Maes, and Maessen. In Germany the name is usually spelled Maaßen. Notable people with the surname include:
- Dirk Maassen (born 1970), German composer and pianist
- Frans Maassen (born 1965), Dutch racing cyclist and directeur sportif
- Friedrich Maassen (1823–1900), German jurist
- Lambert Maassen (1941–2018), Dutch football forward
- Nol Maassen (1922–2009), Dutch politician
- Peter Maassen (1810–1890), German entomologist
- Peter J. Maassen (born 1955), American jurist of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Sascha Maassen (born 1969), German racing driver
- Theo Maassen (born 1966), Dutch comedian and actor
- Wolfgang Maassen (born 1949), German philatelist
- Xavier Maassen (born 1980), Dutch racing driver
- Maaßen
- Hanns Maaßen (1908–1983), German journalist and writer
- Hans-Georg Maaßen (born 1962), German politician and lawyer
- Karl Georg Maaßen (1769–1834), Prussian jurist and politician
- Maase
- Kamiel Maase (born 1971), Dutch long-distance runner
- Maase (noble family), Danish noble family
See also
- Maasen, a community in Lower Saxony, Germany
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