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.[1] People with this surname include:
ThijssenAngenelle Thijssen (born 1961), Dutch painter and glass artistFelix Thijssen (born 1933), Dutch novelistFrançois Thijssen (died 1638), Dutch explorer of the south coast of AustraliaFrans Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch footballerGerben Thijssen (born 1998), Belgian racing cyclistHenny Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch singer and music producerKees Thijssen (born 1975), Dutch draughts playerLeon Thijssen (born 1968), Dutch show jumperLynn Thijssen (born 1992), Dutch volleyball playerMaerten Thijssen (died 1657), Dutch admiral who later became a Swedish noblemanNicole Thijssen (born 1988), Dutch tennis playerTheo Thijssen (1879–1943), Dutch writer, teacher and socialist politicianWalter Thijssen (1877–1943), Dutch rowerThijsenCornelius Didrikson Thijsen Anckarstierna (1655–1714), Swedish admiral and noble born as Cornelis ThijsenHendricus Thijsen (born 1881), Dutch gymnast who emigrated to South AfricaThijsseJac. P. Thijsse (1865–1945), Dutch conservationist and botanist