Ruijs

Ruijs or Ruys is a Dutch patronymic surname, derived from the archaic Dutch given name ''Ruis''. Variant forms are ''Ruijsch'', ''Ruis'', ''Ruisch'' and ''Ruysch''. People with the surname include:

*Anna Charlotte Ruys (1898–1977), Dutch bacteriologist and epidemiologist *Anthony Ruys (born 1947), Belgian-born Dutch business executive *Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936), Dutch statesman, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1918–25 and 1929–33 *Cor Ruys (1889–1952), Dutch actor, stage director and comedian *Jos Ruijs (born 1955), Dutch rower *Mien Ruys (1904–1999), Dutch landscape and garden architect *Tini Ruijs (born 1957), Dutch football coach *Willem Ruis (1945–1986), Dutch game show host * (1894–1942), Dutch director of shipowner Rotterdamsche Lloyd and executed resistance fighter in World War II **, a Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd-owned passenger liner named after him; known for the hijacking incident under the later name ''Achille Lauro'' * (1809–1889), Dutch shipowner, whose family founded Rotterdamsche Lloyd Provided by Wikipedia