Vaessen is a Dutch patronymic surname. Vaes, modern spelling Vaas of Faas, was a short form of the given name Servaas (after Saint Servais).Vaesen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant forms are Faassen, Faessen, Vaassen, Vaes, and Vaesen. Notable people with the surname include:
Elly Coenen-Vaessen (1932–2020), Dutch VVD politician and mayor of Nuth (1986–1997) Etienne Vaessen (born 1995), Dutch football goalkeeper Ilse Vaessen (born 1986), Dutch badminton player Jos Vaessen (born 1944), Belgian businessman Leon Vaessen (born 1940), English footballer Marie-Louise Vaessen (1928–1993), Dutch swimmer Paul Vaessen (1961–2001), English footballer, son of Leon Step Vaessen (born 1965), Dutch broadcast journalist Vaesen Daan Vaesen (born 1981), Belgian football defender Nico Vaesen (born 1969), Belgian football goalkeeper (born 1974), Belgian singer and radio presenter known as Niels William Vaes Stefaan Vaes (born 1976), Belgian mathematician Wouter Vaes, Dutch darts player Faassen (1833–1907), Dutch stage actor and playwright
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