Mas (, ) 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.
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.
People (born 1960), Catalan chess player and FIDE international master Alexandre Mas, Catalan-American economist (1817–1875), French President of the French Pomological Society and Ain Horticultural Society Álvaro Mas (born 1992), Spanish footballer (1904–1972), French cleric and diplomat Andreu Mas-Colell (born 1944), Catalan economist Anna Genover-Mas (born 1963), Catalan journalist and writer of children's books Antoni Colom Mas (born 1978), Catalan cyclist (born 1968), historian and writer Antoni Mas i Borràs, Knight of the Order of Montesa 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 (born 1957), Catalan former all-terrain motorcyclist Carolyne Mas (born 1955), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and producer Enric Mas (1995), Spanish cyclist Ezequiel González Mas (1919–2007), Spanish historian Father Vicente Mas, member of the Carthusian Order (1522–?), Catalan philosopher (1901–1985), Catalan composer (1936–2006), French rugby player Gabriel Mas Arbona (born 1933), Catalan cyclist Guillem Mas, among those who formed the "Sixteen" in 1521 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) (1775–1843), French General and Lieutenant General Jeanne Mas (born 1958), Catalan born French pop singer and actress Joan Mas (born 1934), Catalan post-impressionist painter (1928–1992), Catalan writer , Catalan economist (born 1932), Catalan postimpressionist painter (born 1951), Catalan literary critic, author and philologist Jorge Mas Canosa (1939–1997), Cuban-American activist Jorge Mas, Cuban-American businessman, son of Jorge Mas Canosa Josep Moragues i Mas (1669–1715), Catalan General who fought in the War of Spanish Succession Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas (1893–1987), Catalan poet, journalist and essayist (1921–2021), Catalan orchestra and band conductor and composer Lluís Mas i Borràs, Knight of the Order of Montesa (1908–1984), Catalan athlete and politician (1903–1975), Catalan lawyer, teacher, poet and writer Manuel Mas Ribó (1946–2001), former foreign minister of Andorra Miguel Mas (born 1967), Argentinian actor, producer, director and screenwriter (born 1950), Catalan writer (born 1943), Catalan cycling world champion Nicolas Mas (born 1980), French player for the French rugby union team (died 1586), French Huguenot General in the French Wars of Religion
Oscar Más (born 1946), Argentine former football striker (1951–2025), Catalan technical engineer in the electronics industry (1899–1968), Catalan Falles artist (1931–2009), French politician Salvador Mas i Conde (born 1951), Catalan conductor and musical and artistic director of the City of Granada Orchestra (born 1964), Catalan actor and journalist , Andorran sculptor, designer, illustrator, painter, engraver, lithographer and writer Sinibaldo de Mas (1809–1868), Catalan sinologist, painter, calligrapher, writer, ambassador, adventurer, photography pioneer, and Spanish government diplomat to Asia during the 19th century Teodoro de Mas y Nadal (1858–1936), Catalan engineer and politician
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See also Mas (disambiguation)