Mauss is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
François Mauss, the founder and president of the Grand Jury EuropéenKarl Mauss (1898–1959), German military commanderMarcel Mauss (1872–1950), French sociologist and ethnologistWerner Mauss (born 1940), German private investigatoralso M.A.U.S.S. acronym for the Mouvement Anti-Utilitariste dans les Sciences Sociales (Anti-utilitarian Movement in the Social Sciences) a French intellectual movement started in 1981