'''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 *{{illm|Angenelle Thijssen|de||nl|}} (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 *{{illm|Kees Thijssen|et||nl||ru|Тейссен, Кес}} (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 *Ady Thijsen (born 1958), Aruban politician *Cornelius Didrikson Thijsen Anckarstierna (1655–1714), Swedish admiral and noble born as Cornelis Thijsen ;Thijsse *Jac. P. Thijsse (1865–1945), Dutch conservationist and botanist
==See also== *Thyssen
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