Comas (surname)

Last updated April 10, 2024

Comas is one of the Catalan surnames.^[1] It is the plural form of the Catalan word como which is derived from the Gaulish word cumba meaning valley.^[2] McComas is the Irish version of the surname.^[2]

Notable people with the surname are as follows:

Alex Comas (born 1971), Colombian football player
Antoni Comas i Pujol (1931–1981), Spanish Catalan literary historian and academic
Arnau Comas (born 2000), Spanish football player
Arseni Comas (born 1961), Spanish Catalan football player
Érik Comas (born 1963), French Formula One driver
Jaime Comas (1936–2021), Spanish screenwriter and film producer
Jaume Comas (born 1974), Spanish basketball player
Joan Comas Pausas (1913–2009), Spanish painter and architect
Jorge Comas, multiple people
Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), Spanish Catalan astronomer
Juan Comas (1900–1979), Spanish Mexican anthropologist
Lautaro Comas (born 1995), Argentine football player
Lillian Comas-Díaz, American psychologist
Marina Comas (born 1996), Spanish Catalan actress
Ramón Balcells Comas (born 1951), Spanish Catalan sailor
Román Comas (born 1999), Argentine football player
Xavier Comas Guixé (born 1977), Andorran ski mountaineer

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References

↑ Solé-Morata, Neus; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Comas, David; Calafell, Francesc (2015). "Y-chromosome diversity in Catalan surname samples: insights into surname origin and frequency". European Journal of Human Genetics . 23 (11): 1549–1557. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2015.14. PMC 4613475 . PMID 25689924.
1 2 Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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[1] Solé-Morata, Neus; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Comas, David; Calafell, Francesc (2015). "Y-chromosome diversity in Catalan surname samples: insights into surname origin and frequency". European Journal of Human Genetics . 23 (11): 1549–1557. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2015.14. PMC 4613475 . PMID 25689924.

[hanks-2] 1 2 Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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