Comas (surname) explained

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. 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

Notes and References

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