<P> Loos is a Dutch and Low German surname . It can be of toponymic, patronymic or descriptive origin . In the Low Countries, Lo / Loos was a short form of Lodewijk (akin to Louis) (1) (2) while in North Germany the name may be derived from Nikolaus. (3) People with this surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Adolf Loos (1870--1933), Austrian architect </Li> <Li> Anita Loos (1888--1981), American screen writer and author </Li> <Li> Anna Loos (born 1970), German actress and singer </Li> <Li> Charles Loos (born 1951), Belgian jazz pianist and composer </Li> <Li> Friedrich Loos (1797--1890), Austrian painter, etcher and lithographer </Li> <Li> Mary Loos (1910--2004), American actress </Li> <Li> Theodor Loos (1883--1954), German actor </Li> </Ul>

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