The faas Surname
faas Name Meaning and History
- Dutch: from a short form of the medieval personal name Bonefaas, Dutch form of Boniface.
- South German (especially Baden-Württemberg): from a short form of the personal name Gervasius, the name of the patron saint of Breisach on the Rhine.
- North German (especially Lower Rhine): from a short form of the personal name Servaes, dialect form of Servatius, the name of the patron saint of Maastricht, one of the three so-called ‘Ice Saints’, or of the personal name Bonifatius (see Boniface), also borne by a saint.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| schofer family history |
 eyelash49
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| Faas (Faß) | Mary-Ann | 20 |
| Zeeland Faas |
krus984501
| 10 |
| Rudolf William Faas (William R Faas) |
rwcusa
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| living relatives | Cindy Mills | 6 |
| Lookingfor history |
Raneman25
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| Faas egroups | Sandra Huemann-Kelly | 8 |
| John FAAS Biography, b. 1829 GER to WI |
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| family | Mike Faas | 5 |
| Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH |
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