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Surname - Origin and Meaning
Derived from Matthäus/Mathias
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
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.
Examples of Script for Surname found in Records
Thies examples from Mecklenburg/Germany
 1800 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register |  1808 Brunow/Mecklenburg church register |
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 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 |
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 |
Thiessen/Thießen examples from Mecklenburg/Germany
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 |
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 |
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 |
Celebrities
- Thies, Werner - ZDF Blickpunkt berichter (Reporter with the German televison program "Blickpunkt" on ZDF.
Genealogical Researchers
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Miscellaneous Facts
Thies can also appear as a given name, or prename
