Claes

Claes

Claes

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Claes is a masculine given name, a version of Nicholas, as well as a patronymic surname. It is also spelled Klas, Clas and Klaes.

Given name

Claes is a common first name in Sweden. It was also a common name in the Low countries until the 18th century, after which the spelling Klaas was largely adopted. People with the given name Claes include:

Claës

Surname

Claes is the 7th most common surname in Belgium (16,840 people in 1998) and the most common surname in Belgian Limburg.[1][2] In contrast, only 405 people have the surname in the Netherlands.[3] People with the last name Claes include:

See also

Fictional

References

  1. [1]
    "Meest voorkomende familienamen in België en Nederland «  Naamkunde". www.naamkunde.net.
  2. [2]
    "Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in België". www.familienaam.be. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. [3]
    Claes at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
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