Vance (surname)

Vance

Pronunciation	UK: /ˈvæn(t)s, ˈvɑːn(t)s/ US: /ˈvæn(t)s/
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Old English
Word/name	fenn
Meaning	'(from the) marsh'
Other names
Related names	Fann, Van, Vann, Vanne, Vanns

Vance is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

• Ada Reedy Vance (c. 1840–after 1896), American poet
• Adam Vance (fl. 2022), American politician
• Alfred Vance (1839–1888), English music hall singer and songwriter
• Andrew Vance (1815–1862), Irish barrister and government official
• Ashlee Vance (born 1977), American writer
• Bob Vance (cricketer) (1924–1994), New Zealand cricketer and cricket administrator
• Bob Vance (jurist) (born 1961), American circuit judge
• Boyd Vance (1957–2005), American actor, director, and producer
• Calvin B. Vance (1842–1926), American politician
• Carol Vance (born 1933), American lawyer
• Chris Vance (actor) (born 1971), English actor
• Chris Vance (politician) (born 1962), American politician
• Clarice Vance (1871–1961), American vaudeville performer
• Colin Vance (1929–2018), Australian rules footballer
• Colm Vance (born 1992), Canadian soccer player
• Columbus Vance (1902–1982), American baseball pitcher
• Cory Vance (1979), American baseball pitcher
• Courtney B. Vance (born 1960), American actor
• Curtis Vance (fl. 2008–2011), American murderer
• Cyrus Vance (1917–2002), United States Secretary of State
• Cyrus Vance Jr. (born 1954), New York County District Attorney
• Danitra Vance (1954–1994), American comedian and actress
• David Vance (politician) (1836–1912), American shipmaster and politician
• David Vance (soldier) (c. 1745–1813), American soldier in the Revolutionary War
• David R. Vance (born 1940), American racehorse trainer
• Dazzy Vance (1891–1961), American baseball pitcher
• Demi Vance (born 1991), Northern Irish footballer
• Dennis Vance (1924–1983), British television producer, director, and occasional actor
• Dick Vance (1915–1985), American jazz trumpeter and arranger
• Donald Vance (born c. 1976), American Navy veteran
• Edward Vance (born 1957), American architect
• Elijah Vance (1801–1871), American politician
• Eric Vance (born 1975), American gridiron football defensive back
• Florence Steele Martin Vance (1840–1924), American diarist and letter writer
• Forest Vance (born 1981), American gridiron football offensive guard
• Foy Vance (born 1974), Irish musician
• Gene Vance (1923–2012), American basketball player
• Gene Arden Vance Jr. (1963–2002), American staff sergeant killed in action
• George Vance (1828–1910), Dean of Melbourne
• Gordon Vance (1951–2024), American politician
• Harold Sines Vance (1889–1959), American automobile company executive and government official
• Harriett Newell Espy Vance (1832–1878), First Lady of North Carolina
• Jack Vance (1916–2013), American fantasy and science fiction writer
• Jack Vance (general) (1933–2013), Canadian lieutenant-general
• James E. Vance Jr. (1925–1999), American geographer
• James Vance (comics) (1953–2017), American author and playwright
• James Vance (footballer) (1877–after 1897), Scottish inside left
• Janetta Vance (1855–1921), British archer
• Jamil Rahmat Vance (fl. 2010s), Pakistan Army major general
• JD Vance (born 1984), United States senator, Vice President-elect of the United States
• Jean Vance (fl. 1987), British-Canadian biochemist
• Jeffrey Vance (born 1970), American film historian
• Jim Vance (1942–2017), American news anchor
• Jody Vance (born 1967), Canadian sports anchor
• Joe Vance (1905–1978), American baseball pitcher
• Joyce Vance (born 1960), American lawyer
• John Vance (MP) (died 1875), Member of Parliament for Dublin and Armagh
• John L. Vance (1839–1921), American politician
• Joseph McArthur Vance (1868–1948), American architect
• Joseph Vance (Ohio politician) (1786–1852), governor of Ohio
• Joseph Vance (priest), Anglican priest in Ireland
• Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), American military officer
• Joseph Williams Vance Jr. (1918–1942), American naval officer in World War II
• Jonathan Vance (born 1964), Canadian general
• Judy Vance (fl. 1973–2019), American mechanical engineer
• Kenny Vance (born 1943), American singer, songwriter, and music producer
• Kenneth Vance (fl. 2022), American politician
• Leon Vance (1916–1944), American Air Force officer, US Medal of Honor recipient
• Lesley Vance (artist) (born 1977), American artist
• Lesley Vance (politician) (1939–2015), American politician
• Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933), American novelist, screenwriter and film producer
• Margaret Shelley Vance (1925-2008), American composer
• Marilyn Vance (fl. 1980), American costume designer, and filmmaker
• Mira Margaret Baird Vance (1802–1878) American socialite, farmer, and slave owner
• Murray Vance (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Nina Vance (1914–1980), American artistic director
• Pat Vance (born 1936), American politician
• Patricia Vance (fl. 2002), president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board
• Paul Vance (1929–2022), American songwriter
• Preston Vance (born 1992), American professional wrestler
• Phil Vance (born 1962), British motorcyclist
• Robert Vance (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer
• Robert B. Vance (1828–1899), American politician
• Robert Brank Vance, (1793–1827), American politician
• Robert C. Vance (1894–1959), American newspaper publisher and philanthropist
• Robert J. Vance (1854–1902), American politician
• Robert Smith Vance (1931–1989), American federal judge
• Roy N. Vance (1921–2007), American judge
• Rupert Vance (1899–1975), American sociologist, demographer, and academic
• Sallie Ada Vance (born c. 1840), American poet
• Samuel Vance (sport shooter) (1879–1947), Canadian sport shooter
• Samuel B. H. Vance (1814–1890), American politician
• Sandy Vance (born 1947), American baseball pitcher
• Sarah L. Vance (born 1979), American politician
• Sarah S. Vance (born 1950), American judge
• Schuster Vance (1960–2007), American actor
• Shaquille Vance (born 1991), American Paralympic sprinter and shot putter
• Sheldon B. Vance (1917–1995), American diplomat
• Shelley Vance (fl. 2022), American politician
• Simon Vance (born 1955), American audiobook narrator
• Terry Vance (born 1953), American motorcycle racer, team owner, and parts manufacturer
• Tommy Vance (1941–2005), British radio broadcaster
• Usha Vance (born 1986), American attorney
• Van Vance (fl. 1957–2003), American sports broadcaster and announcer
• Virginia Vance (1902–1942), American actress
• Vivian Vance (1909–1979), American actor and singer, known for playing Ethel on I Love Lucy
• William R. Vance (1806–1885), American mayor
• Wilson Vance (1845–1911), American soldier
• Venus Vance (died c. 1850), American slave
• Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), Governor of North Carolina, United States senator and Confederate officer

Pseudonym

• Ethel Vance, pseudonym of Grace Zaring Stone (1891–1981), American author
• William Vance, pen name of William van Cutsem (1935–2018), Belgian comic book artist

Fictional characters

• Alyx Vance, in the video game Half-Life 2
• Bagger Vance, in the movie Legend of Bagger Vance
• Brother Vance, A character in the game Destiny and its sequel Destiny 2
• Bob Vance, character from the U.S. TV series The Office
• Dr. Eli Vance, in the video game Half-Life 2
• Lance Vance, from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Leon Vance, agency director in the television show NCIS
• Mary Vance, orphan from L. M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley
• Nell Vance, in the movie The Haunting
• Philo Vance, detective in several novels by S. S. Van Dine
• Victor Vance, from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

See also

• Vance (given name)

Bibliography

• Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. A Dictionary of English Surnames (3 ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.