Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas (). The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people). People with the surname Maas include: Abe Maas (1855–1941), German-born American founder of the Maas Brothers stores Adriana Maas (1702–1746), Dutch stage actress Allan Maas (1922–2014), Australian rules footballer Annelies Maas (born 1960), Dutch swimmer Anthony Maas (1859–1927), German-born American exegete Benjamin Maas (born 1989), German footballer Bill Maas (born 1962), American football player Bob Maas (1907–1996), Dutch Olympic sailor Cees Maas (born 1947), Dutch businessman, CFO of the ING Group Cheryl Maas (born 1984), Dutch snowboarder Chris Maas (born 1957), American canoe sailor and builder Cornald Maas (born 1962), Dutch television presenter David E. Maas (born 1940), American historian Dick Maas (born 1951), Dutch film maker Dirk Maas (1659–1717), Dutch landscape painter Duke Maas (1929–1976), American baseball player Erich Maas (born 1940), German footballer Ernest Maas (1892–1986), American screenwriter Frans Maas (born 1964), Dutch long jumper Fred Maas (born 1957), American businessman Frederica Sagor Maas (1900–2012), American playwright, author and supercentenarian (born 1960), German screenwriter and movie director Greg Maas (born 1966), American soccer goalkeeper Günther Maas (born 1941), German wrestler Heiko Maas (born 1966), German politician Henry Maas (born 1949?), Australian artist, Melbourne cafe and club proprietor, cabaret performer (The Busby Berkleys, Buddy Lovestein) & lead singer of the Bachelors from Prague Hermann Maas (1877–1970), German pastor and opponent of Nazism Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer (born 1941), Dutch botanist Isabella Offenbach Maas (1817–1891), German-American opera singer James Maas (born 1938), American social psychologist known for his sleep research Jan Maas (cyclist, born 1900) (1900–1977), Dutch racing cyclist Jan Maas (1911–1962), Dutch Olympic sailor Jane Maas (1932–2018), American advertising executive and author Jason Maas (born 1975), Canadian football quarterback Jelle Maas (born 1991), Dutch badminton player Jeremy Maas (1928–1997), British art dealer and art historian Jo Maas (born 1954), Dutch road cyclist (1861–1941), Dutch sculptor Joseph Maas (1847–1886), English tenor Kevin Maas (born 1965), American baseball player Melvin Maas (1898–1964), American Marine aviator and politician from Minnesota Mike Maas (1979-) Professional Walleye Angler from Wisconsin, USA (b. 1991), Dutch fashion model Nell Ginjaar-Maas (1931–2012), Dutch politician Nellie Maas (born 1935), Dutch figure skater Nicolaes Maes (1634–1693), Dutch genre and portrait painter Paul Maas (1880–1964), German philologist