Raes

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. 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
 * Bruno Raes, Belgian darts 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 (born 1934), Belgian jurist and politician
 * Tom Raes (born 1988), Belgian footballer