Mas (surname)

Mas (Catalan: [ˈmas], Occitan: [ˈmas]) is a surname of Catalan and Occitan or North German and Dutch origin. It accounts for 0.068% of the population in Spain, with 0.879% found amongst Catalans, and 0.017% in France.[1]

Mas
PronunciationMas
Language(s)Catalan and Occitan or Low German and Dutch
Origin
Meaningfarmstead or from a short form of Thomas
Region of originSpain, France, Germany and Netherlands
Other names
Variant form(s)de Mas, du Mas, Dumas, Maas, Mass, Thomas

Origin and Meaning

People
  • Alejandro Bofill Mas (born 1960), Catalan chess player and FIDE international master
  • Alphonse Mas (1817–1875), French President of the French Pomological Society and Ain Horticultural Society
  • André Boyer-Mas (1904–1972), French cleric and diplomat
  • Andreu Mas-Colell (born 1944), Catalan economist
  • Antoni Colom Mas (born 1978), Catalan cyclist
  • Antoni Mas i Borràs, Knight of the Order of Montesa
  • Antoni Mas Fornés (born 1968), historian and writer, who in 2005 received the OCB Miquel dels Sants Oliver Prize
  • Anna Genover-Mas (born 1963), Catalan journalist and writer of children's books, one of which won the Vicenta Ferrer Vila de Paterna prize for the best children's literature book of 2007
  • Arcadi Mas i Fondevila (1852–1934), Catalan painter and artist and founder of the Sitges Luminista School
  • Artur Mas (born 1956), Catalan politician
  • Bernat Mas "des Plá del Rey", knighted for his service to King John II of Castile in the wars against the Prince of Vienna
  • Carlos Mas Samora (born 1957), Catalan former all-terrain motorcyclist
  • Carolyne Mas (born 1955), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and producer
  • Francesc Joan Mas (born 1522), Catalan philosopher
  • Francesc Mas i Ros (1901–1985), Catalan composer
  • Francis Mas (1936–2006), French former player for the French rugby union team and rugby league team
  • Gabriel Mas Arbona (born 1933), Catalan cyclist, known for placing in the 1959 Volta a Espanya and winning the 1960 Volta a Andalusia
  • Guillem Mas, among those who formed the "Sixteen" in 1521[3]
  • Jaume Mas "des Plá del Rey", alderman of the municipality of Palma
  • Jaume Mas, Bishop of Vic (1674–1684)
  • Jean-Baptiste Charles Mas de Polart (born 1775), French General and Lieutenant General
  • Jeanne Mas (born 1958), Catalan born French pop singer and actress
  • Joan Mas (born 1520), in 1550 fought against the Turks that had invaded Pollensa
  • Joan Mas i Bauzà (1928–1992), Catalan writer
  • Juan Vicente Mas Quiles (born 1921), Catalan orchestra and band conductor and composer
  • Joan Mas i Cantí, Catalan economist
  • Joan Mas i Ramon (born 1934), Catalan post-impressionist painter
  • Joan Mas i Ramon (born 1932), Catalan postimpressionist painter
  • Joan Mas i Vives (born 1951), Catalan literary critic, author and philologist
  • Josep Moragues i Mas (1669–1715), Catalan General who fought in the War of Spanish Succession
  • Jorge Mas Canosa (1939–1997), Cuban-American activist best known for his strong opposition to Fidel Castro and his leadership of the Cuban-American National Foundation
  • Jorge Mas, Cuban-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and human rights advocate, son of Jorge Mas Canosa
  • Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas (1893–1987), Catalan poet, journalist and essayist
  • Lluís Mas i Borràs, Knight of the Order of Montesa
  • Lluís Mas i Pons (1903–1975), Catalan lawyer, teacher, poet and writer
  • Lluís Mas i Ossó (1908–1984), Catalan athlete and politician
  • Manuel Mas Ribó (born 1946), former foreign minister of Andorra
  • Miguel Mas, member in 1569 of the Gran and General Counsel of the Kingdom of Spain
  • Miguel Mas (born 1967), Argentinian actor, producer, director and screenwriter, known for his roles on television, as a guest star on the long-running medical drama ER
  • Miquel Mas Ferrà (born 1950), Catalan writer
  • Miquel Mas Gayà (born 1943), Catalan cycling world champion
  • Nicolas Mas (born 1980), French player for the French rugby union team
  • Nicolas Mas-Castellane (died 1586), French Huguenot General in the French Wars of Religion
  • Oscar Más (born 1946), Argentine former football striker for Club Atlético River Plate
  • Pere Sampol Mas (born 1951), Cantalan technical engineer in the electronics industry, known for his political facet of the PSM
  • Father Vicente Mas, member of the Carthusian Order
  • Regino Más i Marí (1899–1968), Catalan Falles artist
  • Roger Mas (born 1931), French politician
  • Salvador Mas i Conde (born 1951), Catalan conductor and musical and artistic director of the City of Granada Orchestra
  • Sergi Mas, Andorran sculptor, designer, illustrator, painter, engraver, lithographer and writer
  • Sergi Mas y Abad (born 1964), Catalan actor and journalist
  • Sinibaldo de Mas (1809–1868), Catalan sinologist, painter, calligrapher, writer, ambassador, adventurer, photography pioneer, and known Spanish government diplomat to Asia during the 19th century
  • Teodoro de Mas y Nadal (1858-1936), Catalan engineer and politician
gollark: I can't see where they're defining item, I'm afraid.
gollark: Also, this is `class` and not `Item`.
gollark: ... Why. What idiot thought "I'll make classes, I love boilerplate!"...
gollark: I believe it's from that mysterious `Item` "class".
gollark: a CC version would probably run better since it could just eat stupid quantities of RAM.

References
  1. "World Names Profiler". Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  2. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  3. Dameto, Juan (1841). Historia General del Reino de Mallorca. Palma: Juan Guasp y Pascual.

See also
  • Mas (disambiguation)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.