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Thijssen
Thijssen and Thijsen 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. People with this surname include:
- :de:Angenelle Thijssen (born 1961), Dutch painter and glass artist
- Felix Thijssen (born 1933), Dutch novelist
- François Thijssen (died 1638), Dutch explorer of the south coast of Australia
- Frans Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch footballer
- Hendricus Thijsen (born 1881), Dutch gymnast
- Henny Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch singer and music producer
- Leon Thijssen (born 1968), Dutch show jumper
- Theo Thijssen (1879–1943), Dutch writer, teacher and socialist politician
- Walter Thijssen (1877–1943), Dutch rower