Mas (surname) explained

Mas
Pronunciation:	Mas
Meaning:	farmstead or from a short form of Thomas
Region:	Spain, France, Germany and Netherlands
Language:	Catalan and Occitan or Low German and Dutch
Variant:	de Mas, du Mas, Delmas, Dumas, Maas, Mass, Thomas

Mas (in Catalan; Valencian ˈmas/, in Occitan (post 1500); 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]

Origin and Meaning

• Catalan and Occitan: topographic name for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling in the country, rather than in a village, from Catalan and Occitan mas 'farmstead' (Late Latin mansum, mansus).
• North German and Dutch: from a short form of Thomas. Compare Maas and Mass.^[2]

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
• Alexandre Mas, Catalan-American economist
• Álvaro Mas (born 1992), Spanish footballer
• 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
• Ezequiel González Mas (1919–2007), Spanish historian
• Francesc Joan Mas (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]
• Isidro Más de Ayala (1899-1960), Uruguayan psychiatrist and author
• 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 (1775–1843), French General and Lieutenant General
• Jeanne Mas (born 1958), Catalan born French pop singer and actress
• Joan Mas (1520–?), in 1550 fought against the Turks that had invaded Pollensa
• Joan Mas i Bauzà (1928–1992), Catalan writer
• Juan Vicente Mas Quiles (1921–2021), 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 (1946–2001), 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 (1931–2009), 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

See also

• Mas (disambiguation)

Notes and References

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