De Vos is a
Dutch language surname meaning "the fox". In 2007 in the Netherlands, nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name spelled it
de Vos,
[ Vos, de at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.] while in 2008 in Belgium, primarily in
East Flanders, nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name capitalized it
De Vos.
[ De Vos at familienaam.be] Another 9220 people in Belgium, mostly in
West Flanders have the concatenated form
Devos,
[ Devos at familienaam.be] while in the United States the form
DeVos can be found.
Notable people with the name include:
de Vos
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Adam de Vos (born 1993), Canadian cyclist
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Anna-Marie de Vos (born 1960), South African lawyer and judge
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Asha de Vos, Sri Lankan marine biologist
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Charlotte De Vos (born 1983), Belgian field hockey player
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Cornelis de Vos (1584–1651), Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer, brother of Paul de Vos
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Ernie de Vos (1941–2005), Dutch-born Canadian racing driver
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Frank de Vos (born 1956), Dutch sports sailor
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Geert De Vos (born 1981), Belgian dart player
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Ingmar De Vos (born 1963), Belgian equestrian sports manager
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Jacob de Vos Willemsz (1774–1844), Dutch poet, art collector, illustrator
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Jan De Vos (politician) (1844–1922), Belgian mayor of Antwerp
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Jan de Vos (historian) (1936–2011), Belgian historian who lived in Mexico
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Jason de Vos (born 1974), Canadian soccer player and commentator
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Judocus de Vos (1661–1734), Flemish weaver
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Justin de Vos (born 1998), Dutch footballer
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Lambert de Vos ( fl 1563–1574), Flemish painter and illustrator
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(c.1533–1580), Flemish composer
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(born 1946), Belgian military historian
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Luc De Vos (1962–2014), Belgian rock musician and writer
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Maerten de Vos (1532–1603), Flemish painter
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(1645–1717), Flemish sculptor
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Fabienne Dali (born 1941), Belgian film actress
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Miriam Phoebe de Vos (1912–2005), South African botanist
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Nathalie De Vos (born 1982), Belgian long-distance runner
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Niels de Vos, British sports businessman and chief executive
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Paul de Vos (c.1592–1678), Flemish animal and still life painter, brother of Cornelis de Vos
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Paul De Vos (born 1950s), Belgian microbiologist
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Peter Jon de Vos (1938–2008), American ambassador
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(born 1939), South African author
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Pierre de Vos (born 1963), South African constitutional law scholar
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Sander De Vos (born 1985), Flemish technology guru
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Simon de Vos (1603–1676), Flemish painter, draughtsman and art collector
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Tjakko de Vos (born 1956), Dutch ice hockey player
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Vincent De Vos (1829–1875), Belgian animal painter
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Willem de Vos (c.1593 – c.1629), Flemish painter
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Willem de Vos (born 1954), Dutch microbiologist
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Willy de Vos (1880–1957), Dutch footballer
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Wim de Vos (born 1968), Dutch cyclo-cross racer
De Vos van Steenwijk
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De Vos van Steenwijk, Dutch noble family
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Carel de Vos van Steenwijk (1759–1830), Dutch politician
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(1746–1813), Dutch politician
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Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk (1818–1905), Dutch politician
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Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859–1947), Dutch politician
See also
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Reinaert de Vos, protagonist fox from the collection of fables known as Reynard
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Vos (surname), Dutch surname
