Raes
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Raes is a Dutch patronymic surname most common in East Flanders. The archaic given name Raes or Raas was short for Erasmus or was a derivative the Middle Dutch male name Razo.[1][2] People with this surname include:
- Albert Raes (born 1932), Belgian magistrate and head of the Belgian Security Services
- Anouk Raes (born 1988), Belgian field hockey player
- Godfried-Willem Raes (born 1952), Belgian composer, performer and instrument maker
- Hugo Raes (1929–2013), Belgian novelist
- Maurice Raes (1907–1992), Belgian racing cyclist
- Roeland Raes (1934–2024), Belgian jurist and politician
- Tom Raes (born 1988), Belgian footballer
