Mathijsen is a Dutch patronymic surname (Matthijs's son) equivalent to Matthews.[1] Some variant forms are Mathijssen, Matthijs, Matthijsen, Matthijsse, Matthijssen, Matthysen and Matthysse. Notable people with the surname include:
- Mathijsen
- Antonius Mathijsen (1805–1878), Dutch army surgeon
- Django Mathijsen (born 1966), Dutch science fiction author
- Joris Mathijsen (born 1980), Dutch football defender
- Marita Mathijsen (born 1944), Dutch literary historian
- Mathijssen
- Danny Mathijssen (born 1983), Dutch football midfielder and manager
- Jacky Mathijssen (born 1963), Belgian football player and manager
- Matthijsse
- Margriet Matthijsse (born 1977), Dutch competitive sailor
- Matthysen
- Elise Matthysen (born 1992), Belgian breaststroke swimmer
- Hugo Matthysen (born 1956), Belgian singer, guitarist, columnist, writer, and actor
- Jan Matthysen (born 1940s), Belgian diplomat, ambassador to the United States 2009–13
- Matthysse
- Lucas Matthysse (1982), Argentine boxer, brother of Walter
- Walter Matthysse (1978), Argentine boxer, brother of Lucas
See also
edit- Matthijs, given name and patronymic surname
- Matthys, patronymic surname
- Mathiesen
- Mathisen
- Matthiesen
References
edit- ^ Mathijssen (y) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands