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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 ,
[1] while in 2008 in Belgium, primarily in
East Flanders , nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name capitalized it De Vos .
[2] Another 9220 people in Belgium, mostly in
West Flanders have the concatenated form
Devos ,
[3] while in the United States the form
DeVos can be found.
Notable people with the name include:
Adam de Vos (born 1993), Canadian cyclist
Anna-Marie de Vos (born 1960), South African lawyer and judge
Asha de Vos , Sri Lankan marine biologist
Charlotte De Vos (born 1983), Belgian field hockey player
Cornelis de Vos (1584–1651), Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer, brother of Paul de Vos
Ernie de Vos (1941–2005), Dutch-born Canadian racing driver
Frank de Vos (born 1956), Dutch sports sailor
Geert De Vos (born 1981), Belgian dart player
Ingmar De Vos (born 1963), Belgian equestrian sports manager
Jan De Vos (politician) (1844–1922), Belgian mayor of Antwerp
Jan de Vos (historian) (1936–2011), Belgian historian who lived in Mexico
Jason de Vos (born 1974), Canadian soccer player and commentator
Judocus de Vos (1661–1734), Flemish weaver
Justin de Vos (born 1998), Dutch footballer
Lambert de Vos (fl 1563–1574), Flemish painter and illustrator
Laurent de Vos [
ca ;
de ] (c.1533–1580), Flemish composer
Luc De Vos [
de ;
fr ;
nl ] (born 1946), Belgian military historian
Luc De Vos (1962–2014), Belgian rock musician and writer
Maerten de Vos (1532–1603), Flemish painter
Marc de Vos [
fr ;
el ;
nl ] (1645–1717), Flemish sculptor
Marie-Louise De Vos (born 1941), Belgian film actress
Miriam Phoebe de Vos (1912–2005), South African botanist
Nathalie De Vos (born 1982), Belgian long-distance runner
Niels de Vos , British sports businessman and chief executive
Paul de Vos (c.1592–1678), Flemish animal and still life painter, brother of Cornelis de Vos
Paul De Vos (born 1950s), Belgian microbiologist
Peter Jon de Vos (1938–2008), American ambassador
Philip de Vos [
af ] (born 1939), South African author
Pierre de Vos (born 1963), South African constitutional law scholar
Sander De Vos (born 1985), Flemish technology guru
Simon de Vos (1603–1676), Flemish painter, draughtsman and art collector
Tjakko de Vos (born 1956), Dutch ice hockey player
Vincent De Vos (1829–1875), Belgian animal painter
Willem de Vos (c.1593 – c.1629), Flemish painter
Willem de Vos (born 1954), Dutch microbiologist
Willy de Vos (1880–1957), Dutch footballer
Wim de Vos (born 1968), Dutch cyclo-cross racer