Kaas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
For a list of 17 Danish naval officers with this surname, see Kaas (Danish Naval Officers)
Andersen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders". It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.
Paulsen is a Danish, Norwegian and German patronymic surname, from the given name Paul prefix, of Latin origin, itself derived from Paulus, meaning "small". People with the name Paulsen include:
Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
Olsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen has a similar origin. The Swedish parallel form is Olsson – "son of Ola". Danish and Norwegian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Olson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Bruun is a surname of North Germanic origin. The meaning is brown. In Denmark, the name is known to have been in use since the 13th century in the form Bruun. Other spelling variants are Bruhn and Brun. Today, c. 0.1% of the population carries Bruun as their surname or middle name. The name is also in use in Norway, the Faroe Islands and the other Nordic countries.
Ulrik is a male name, a Scandinavian form of Ulrich. Ulrik may refer to:
Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word holmr meaning a small island.
Frederik Christian Kaas was a Danish naval officer and landowner.
Bang is a Scandinavian surname as well as a Korean surname. The Scandinavian surname is derived from the Old Norse banga which means to pound or hammer. The Korean surname is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng (方). Notable people with the surname include:
Kaas is the name of two related Danish noble families from Jutland, which were and are, respectively, two of the preeminent families of the Danish Uradel or ancient high nobility, which were represented in the Council of the Realm. They are known as the elder Kaas family and the younger Kaas family or named for their respective coats of arms. Both families appeared in the middle ages, and they have been noble since time immemorial. Like all old noble families in Scandinavia, the families are untitled, although individual members in the past held the rank of knight, traditionally the highest rank of Scandinavian nobility and reserved for important statesmen, but always of a non-hereditary nature.
The surname Krag may refer to:
Preben is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Ræder or Raeder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Munthe is a surname, mainly used in Scandinavia. Notable people with the surname include:
Due is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Frederik Christian Kaas may refer to:
Frederik Christian Kaas (1725–1803) was a naval officer and admiral in the service of the Danish Crown.
Schrøder is a Danish surname, a variant of Schröder. Notable people with this surname include:
Ulrich Jørgensen Kaas was a member of the old noble family of Mur Kaas, and an officer in the Dano-Norwegian navy. He rose to the rank of Rear Admiral in the Great Northern War and later to full Admiral in 1732. Following a power struggle within the Danish admiralty, he left the naval service for a senior post in Bergen.
Ulrik Christian Kaas, a member of the old noble family of Mur Kaas, was a Danish naval officer who rose to the rank of admiral.