Surname

De Vos

“the”·“fox”

De Vos is a surname. It is used in Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

De Vos is built from elements meaning “the” and “fox”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

De Vos’s family of names

In Dutch usage, De Vos has a later derivative in Devoss. In English usage, De Vos as a surname has a related form in DEVOS. In Dutch usage, De Vos as a surname has a related form in DEVOS.

Walk De Vos’s family in the name graph

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Around the world

De Vos has relatives in 6 languages.

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2 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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