Vos Surname

9,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vos Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Vos, a Dutch and Low German form of Fox, which see. (Lower's Patronymica Britannica). Its importation into England is comparatively modern.

1692. Baptised — John, s. David Voss: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Vos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands34,0901:49514
South Africa6,3121:8,5831,084
Belgium5,0341:2,284187
United States4,5521:79,6269,079
Canada1,4001:26,3183,521
Australia1,1111:24,2993,332
Germany9421:85,46210,797
India7691:997,48442,144
Thailand3011:234,67939,704
England2881:193,46517,079
Spain2661:175,76012,481
New Zealand2511:18,0413,160
France1671:397,74158,569
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Aruba741:1,398191
Guatemala661:243,6774,144
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Norway281:183,65321,594
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Greece251:443,19258,048
Chile241:734,02016,565
Panama241:163,0115,136
Curaçao231:6,837197
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Austria191:448,18144,644
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Malta181:23,9041,289
Israel151:570,50941,023
China131:105,178,5825,529
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

The alternate forms: Voš (31) & Vós (2) are calculated separately.

Vos (384) may also be a first name.

Vos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Vos, a Dutch and Low German form of Fox, which see. (Lower's Patronymica Britannica). Its importation into England is comparatively modern.

1692. Baptised — John, s. David Voss: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1694. — Elizabeth, d. David Voss: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

“Fox” in Dutch, but also applied in Medieval Holland to a person with red hair or complexion.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch, German) One with foxlike characteristics; dweller at the sign of the fox.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vos, a Dutch and Low Germ, form of Fox.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Voss; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Vos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Vos (Hindi: वोस, Marathi: वॉस, Russian: Вос) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Voš or Vós. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,923rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 128,512 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Vos live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Vos is also the 442,333rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 384 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 34,090 people, or 1 in 495. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 16 percent are found, North Brabant, where 16 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 106 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Belgium, where 9 percent are found.

Vos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Vos surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vos surname are 14.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning 355,546 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.46% more than the national average, earning R 383,700 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $24,963,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $51,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voš8931/
Vós892/
Voss8656,477/
Vose863,636/
Vohs862,309/
Voos861,856/
Vost86342/
Vois86188/
Vosh86178/
Vwos86133/
Voys86108/
Vous86102/
Vosz8685/
Vots8646/
Vojs8628/
Vfos861/
Vosp861/
Vosd861/
Vosc861/
Vhos861/
Vo801,766,860/
Vosse75684/
Vooys75682/
Voise75423/
Voits75248/
Voiss75179/
Voots75158/
Vosch75151/
Voost75119/
Voyse7584/
Voyts7557/
Voihs7554/
Vooss7541/
Vojts7537/
Vouse7534/
Vouts7514/
Voose7513/
Voist756/
Voshh754/
Voids754/
Vhosh754/
Vhoss753/
Votts753/
Voish753/
Voshe753/
Voush751/
Voisj751/
Vohse751/
Hvosc751/
Hvost751/
Vodsø751/
Vouhs751/
Vwose751/
D'Vos751/
Vouss750/
Hvoss750/
Voyds750/
Bos6771,004/
Voa6733,998/
Voß6723,296/
Vas6719,984/
Voo675,347/
Fos672,680/
Voi671,976/
Wos671,776/
Vou671,386/
Voy67982/
Vooijs67906/
Vot67800/
Vox67755/
Voz67741/
Voh67693/
Voj67154/
Voc67144/
Vuo67132/
Vod6796/
Vgo6743/
Votsch6738/
Voisse6725/
Voscht6723/
Vho6722/
Uos6717/
Hvo6711/
Vás679/
Voytse675/
Vop675/
Vosová675/
Vwo675/
Vosche672/
Voshch672/
Vosova672/
Voï672/
Vhoshe671/
Vohees671/
Voutse671/
Vooies671/
Voį670/
Voodse670/
Vostch670/
Vohies670/

Vos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vos in the Hindi language
वोसvosa97.7
वॉसvosa2.3
Vos in the Marathi language
वॉसvosa88.89
वोसvosa11.11
Vos in the Russian language
Восvos-

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Vos Reference & Research

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Voss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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