Thies (surname)

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[edit] Surname - Origin and Meaning

Derived from Matthäus/Mathias

[edit] Variants of the Name

• Any of the following may be found within one family:
  • Thies, Thiess, Thieß, Thiessen, Thießen
  • Theis, Theisen Theiss, Theiß, Theissen, Theißen

[edit] Geographical Distribution

relative distribution of the lastname Thies (a total of 3408 entries in 2002) created by Geogen 3.0
legend: less than 10 occurrence per million, up to 120 occ./mil., up to 240 occ./mil., up to 360 occ./mil., up to 480 occ./mil., more than 480 occ./mil.

The Thies surname and its variations appears throughout Germany and destination countries for emmigrants from Mecklenburg/Prussia/Germany. Although the name is not common it appears throughout the United States.

[edit] Examples of Script for Surname found in Records

[edit] Thies examples from Mecklenburg/Germany

1800 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1808 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1819 Mecklenburg Census

1823 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

Another 1823 example Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1827 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1852 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1857 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1867 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

[edit] Thiess/Thieß examples from Mecklenburg/Germany and Prussia/Brandenburg/Germany

1859 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

1865 document from Bresch/Brandenburg (Prignitz)

1865 document from Neuhausen/Brandenburg (Prignitz)

1874 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

[edit] Thiessen/Thießen examples from Mecklenburg/Germany

1867 Mecklenburg census

1867 Mecklenburg census

[edit] Theis examples from Mecklenburg/Germany and Prussia/Brandenburg/Germany

1774 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1803 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1807 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1852 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register

[edit] Theiss, Theiß examples from Mecklenburg/Germany and Prussia/Brandenburg/Germany

1797 Marnitz/Mecklenburg church register

1798 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1809 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1812 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1848 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

[edit] Theisen/Theissen/Theißen examples from Prussia/Brandenburg/Germany

1763 Marnitz/Mecklenburg church register

1786 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1766 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

1786 Mansfeld/Brandenburg church register

[edit] Celebrities

• Thies, Werner - ZDF Blickpunkt berichter (Reporter with the German televison program "Blickpunkt" on ZDF.

[edit] Genealogical Researchers

• Thies, David
• Blank, Mitch

[edit] Weblinks

• The Thies Family of Brunow and Horst
• Mitch Blank's Genealogy Site

[edit] Miscellaneous Facts

Thies can also appear as a given name, or prename