Surname Giessen (Giessen 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Giessen is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, where it is a rare surname, and Austria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. Much less frequently, Giessen is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Giessen | Netherlands, Switzerland, United States, Germany, Austria |
| giessen painter middle-corinthian black-figure vase-painter (b. 600) |
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gerrit van giessen DE (b. 1692) |
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josef giessen German politician, jurist and prosecutor (1858-1944), DE (b. 1858) |
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arie van de giessen Belgian-Dutch painter, BE (b. 1896) |
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| arie leendert van der giessen Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1884) |
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| johannes van der giessen Dutch insurance broker (1899-2008), NL (b. 1899) |
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| piet jan van der giessen Olympic sailor, NL (b. 1918) |
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| aart van giessen NL (b. 1916) |
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john van der giessen American rugby union player, US (b. 1982) |
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| bill cormann giessen American physicist, entrepreneur and university teacher (1932-2010), US (b. 1932) |
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| kris van de giessen Belgian-Dutch painter, BE (b. 1942) |
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| rene giessen German composer, DE (b. 1944) |
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| ada van der giessen Dutch chess player, NL (b. 1948) |
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| jos van der giessen (b. 1946) |
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| erik van der giessen researcher (b. 1959) |
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