Vance (surname)
| 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 from West Virginia
- Alfred Vance (1839–1888), English music hall singer and songwriter
- Andrew Vance (1815–1862), Irish barrister and Law Office
- Ashlee Vance (born 1977), American writer
- Bob Vance, multiple people
- Boyd Vance (1957–2005), American actor, director, and producer
- Calvin B. Vance (1842–1926), American politician
- Carol Vance (born 1933), American lawyer
- Chris Vance, two people
- 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), US Secretary of State
- Cyrus Vance Jr. (born 1954), New York County District Attorney
- Danitra Vance (1954–1994), American comedian and actress
- David Vance, multiple people
- 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
- Forest Vance (born 1981), American gridiron football offensive guard
- Foy Vance (born 1974), Irish musician
- Gene Vance (1923–2012), American professional basketball player.
- Gene Arden Vance Jr. (1963–2002), American soldier
- 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
- JD Vance (born 1984), American author and venture capitalist, US Senator from Ohio, Republican Party nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2024 presidential election
- Jack Vance (1916–2013), American fantasy and science fiction writer
- James Vance, several people
- James E. Vance Jr. (1925–1999), American geographer
- Jamie Vance (born 1997), American tennis player
- Janetta Vance (1855–1921), British archer
- Jamil Rahmat Vance (fl. 2010s), Pakistan Army major general
- 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 Elwood Vance (1933–2013), Canadian general
- John L. Vance (1839–1921), American politician
- Joseph Vance, several people
- Joseph McArthur Vance (1868–1948), American architect
- 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, two people
- Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933), American novelist, screenwriter and film producer
- Margaret Pericak-Vance (born 1951), American human geneticist
- Margaret Shelley Vance (1925-2008), American composer
- Marilyn Vance (fl. 1980), American costume designer and filmmaker
- 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 (c. 1840–?), American poet
- Samuel Vance (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, & parts manufacturer
- Tommy Vance (1941–2005), British radio broadcaster
- Usha Vance (born 1986), American attorney
- Van Vance (fl. 1957–2003), is an 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 Vance (1935–2018), pen name of William van Cutsem a Belgian comics artist
- William R. Vance (1806–1885), American mayor
- Wilson Vance (1845–1911), American soldier
- Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), American politician, Governor of North Carolina, U.S. Senator and Confederate officer
Pseudonym
- Ethel Vance, pseudonym of Grace Zaring Stone (1891–1981), American author
- William Vance, pseudonym 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
Bibliography
- Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. A Dictionary of English Surnames (3 ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.
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