Thijssen Explained
Thijssen, Thijsen and Thijsse are Dutch patronymic surnames. The common Dutch given name Thijs is a short form of Mathijs (=Matthew). Thijssen is particularly common in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg.http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=thijssen&gba_naam=Thijssen&nfd_naam=Thijssen%20(y)&operator=eq&taal= People with this surname include:
- Thijssen
- (born 1961), Dutch painter and glass artist
- Felix Thijssen (1933–2022), Dutch novelist
- François Thijssen (died 1638), Dutch explorer of the south coast of Australia
- Frans Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch footballer
- Gerben Thijssen (born 1998), Belgian racing cyclist
- Henny Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch singer and music producer
- (born 1975), Dutch draughts player
- Leon Thijssen (born 1968), Dutch show jumper
- Lynn Thijssen (born 1992), Dutch volleyball player
- Maerten Thijssen (died 1657), Dutch admiral who later became a Swedish nobleman
- Nicole Thijssen (born 1988), Dutch tennis player
- Theo Thijssen (1879–1943), Dutch writer, teacher and socialist politician
- Walter Thijssen (1877–1943), Dutch rower
- Thijsen
- Thijsse
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