Vose Surname

125,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vose Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Anglicized forms of the Dutch and Low Ger. Vos (Fox).

Vose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3721:152,80715,679
England9001:61,9097,292
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada671:549,93446,038
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Wales171:182,03112,022
France151:4,428,181244,602
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:51,7526,267
Wales61:261,4039,165
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0281:48,8515,565

The alternate forms: Vöse (15) are calculated separately.

Vose (206) may also be a first name.

Vose Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Anglicized forms of the Dutch and Low Ger. Vos (Fox).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a ditch.

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

From vose, a ditch, intrenchment, wall, fortification; vôy vôza, foza, vose, id.; boza, bose, an intrenchment; fôz, fôs, a wall; from L. fossa, a ditch, moat, trench. Hence probably the names Boas, Boase, Boaz, Bice, Fice, Fos, Foss, Moose, Moysey (? ), Vause, Vice, Voaso, Voaz, Voce, Voice, Vos, Voss, Vossa, Voyce, Voysey(? ).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Voss; a personal name.

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

Vose Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vose (Hindi: वोसे, Russian: Восеъ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vöse. For other possible spellings of Vose click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vose? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,242nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,004,276 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Vose live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 630,600th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 206 people.

The last name Vose is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,372 people, or 1 in 152,807. In The United States Vose is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Vose exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Vose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vose has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vose surname increased 231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vose Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Vose surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Vose are 2.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vose earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.19% more than the national average, earning R 456,708 per year; in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöse9215/
Voser891,130/
Vosse89684/
Voese89639/
Voise89423/
Voyse8984/
Vouse8934/
Voose8913/
Voses8912/
Vosie899/
Vosey894/
Voshe893/
Vohse891/
Vosee891/
Vosed891/
Voset891/
Vwose891/
Vos8656,707/
Voysey801,642/
Voisey801,466/
Vosser80488/
Vosges80475/
Voyset8055/
Vossey8036/
Voisea8028/
Voisse8025/
Voehse8019/
Voiset8017/
Voisei8011/
Voytse805/
Vossie805/
Vosher804/
Voyser803/
Vosger803/
Voiser803/
Voises803/
Vosche802/
Voshee802/
Vousey802/
Vosier801/
Vosseh801/
Vhoshe801/
Voshie801/
Vossei801/
Voutse801/
Voodse800/
Voshea800/
Bose75205,607/
Voss7556,477/
Vase754,464/
Vohs752,309/
Voce752,287/
Voos751,856/
Vese751,434/
Voge751,259/
Fose751,166/
Vosa75653/
Voje75414/
Vost75342/
Wose75251/
Vois75188/
Vosh75178/
Vwos75133/
Voys75108/
Voze75105/
Vous75102/
Vosi75100/
Vosz7585/
Vots7546/
Uose7545/
Vojs7528/
Voçe753/
Vosy751/
Vhos751/
Voxe751/
Vosd751/
Vosp751/
Voysest73190/
Voisset73142/
Voisier7352/
Voshche738/
Vozsech733/
Vooshes731/
Voiseat731/
Voiseys731/
Voschet731/
Vosscer731/
Voutsie731/
Voysset731/
Voitseh731/
Vouseha731/
Vousher730/
Voushee730/
Bosse6728,569/
Voges679,834/
Fosse679,429/
Vasey674,700/
Vasse673,755/
Voice673,668/
Boose673,644/
Vause672,907/
Vesey672,871/
Boser672,133/
Bouse672,032/
Foose671,901/
Voces671,842/
Fouse671,763/
Boise671,456/
Voyce671,408/
Bohse67859/
Bhose67846/
Vooys67682/
Boyse67620/
Vases67608/
Voget67582/
Boseu67569/
Bosea67554/
Bosei67530/
Vasei67505/
Vesse67435/
Boshe67390/
Bosey67380/
Votsi67330/
Bosie67312/
Vezse67304/
Boses67275/
Vashe67271/
Bosze67269/
Foshe67255/
Vaset67250/
Voits67248/
Foser67243/
Vései67227/
Vehse67208/
Fotse67187/
Vaser67183/
Voiss67179/
Voosa67176/
Vocea67160/
Voots67158/
Vasea67158/
Mpose67158/
Vosch67151/
Vesea67143/
Boset67139/
Vasge67135/
Vasie67135/
Voshi67134/
Woshe67128/
Voige67127/
Voost67119/
Bosje67118/
Vaseh67115/
Vasee67112/
Bosep67106/
Vaase67105/
Vouge67101/
Foseh67101/
Vasez67101/
Botse6797/
Wosje6791/
Vesei6787/
Vased6782/
Fodse6778/
Vocis6772/
Vossi6769/
Boseh6760/
Vozis6759/
Foese6758/
Voisa6758/
Voyts6757/
Vossa6757/
Voihs6754/
Bosee6748/
Voger6744/
Vatse6744/
Veshe6742/
Vooss6741/
Vožeh6738/
Vojts6737/
Vooge6734/
Vogie6733/
Wosse6730/
Voche6729/
Buose6728/
Woese6727/
Vesze6726/
Voisy6726/
Foseu6724/
Voize6720/
Vasej6720/
Bodse6719/
Vesej6717/
Veese6717/
Fosee6717/
Vöhse6717/
Foset6716/
Vojje6716/
Foses6715/
Vogee6715/
Vouts6714/
Vogge6713/
Woseh6712/
Voesi6712/
Phose6711/
Vogis6711/
Foise6710/
Fosie679/
Vosih679/
Vosiy679/
Foyse678/
Uosie678/
Wouse677/
Bosed677/
Vaese676/
Vozer676/
Voist676/
Vojce676/
Vesee675/
Vogez675/
Văsie674/
Vosit674/
Voosi674/
Vadse674/
Vhoge674/
Vhosh674/
Vocet674/
Woose674/
Vuosi674/
Voshh674/
Voids674/
Vwosi674/
Vuise674/
Wosey673/
Voytsesh673/
Votts673/
Bosce673/
Bosge673/
Wosea673/
Vhase673/
Vhoss673/
Vosha673/
Voish673/
Voscy672/
Vousi672/
Vuosa672/
Voisi672/
Vasce672/
Vaseu672/
Veuse672/
Bosez672/
Vajse672/
Vésey672/
Vousa672/
Vozea672/
Vozie672/
Vossy672/
Vocer672/
Fohse672/
Fosei672/
Fosey671/
Vosci671/
Voshy671/
Vosyi671/
Voush671/
Vocei671/
Vocey671/
Vohge671/
Vhoxe671/
Vesie671/
Wosie671/
Veseh671/
Voeci671/
Voeze671/
Vouce671/
Vojet671/
Voçês671/
Hvase671/
Hvosi671/
Hvost671/
Vocye671/
Vodsø671/
Vossè671/
Vouhs671/
Vorze671/
Vousy671/
Voyssest671/
Vozei671/
Vozes671/
Vošis671/
Vuoje671/
Wosee671/
Wosei671/
Fosce671/
Bgose671/
D'Vos671/
Vodje671/
Vaxse671/
Vfese671/
Vosoi671/
Voisj671/
Woise671/
Vogey670/
Vooshees670/
Vouss670/
Hvoss670/
Foxse670/
Voged670/
Voyds670/
Voyze670/
Fosea670/

Vose Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vose in the Hindi language
वोसेvose-
Vose in the Russian language
Восеъvose-

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Vose Reference & Research

Voss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vose
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