Explore the Family Name Vose

The meaning of Vose

Probably an altered form of Dutch Vos. History: Robert Vose emigrated from Lancashire, England, to Dorchester, MA, before 1654.

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How common is the last name Vose in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vose saw slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname decreased by around 5.14%, falling from 15,903 to 16,720 over the decade. However, the total count of individuals with this last name actually increased slightly, rising from 1,679 to 1,711, marking a growth of approximately 1.91%. Despite this increase in raw numbers, the proportion of people with the surname Vose per 100,000 dropped by 6.45% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,903	#16,720	-5.14%
Count	1,679	1,711	1.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.58	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vose

In terms of ethnicity, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census, there were observable shifts among those carrying the Vose surname between 2000 and 2010. Although the majority remained of white ethnicity (92.93% in 2010), there was a small decrease in this group, down 2.30% from 2000. Concurrently, there was a notable increase among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic, rising by 81.42% and 96.50% respectively. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also grew, up by 31.46%. However, there were decreases in the proportions of individuals identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, falling by 34.83% and 12.96% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.12%	92.93%	-2.3%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.81%	96.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.13%	2.05%	81.42%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.17%	31.46%
Black	0.89%	0.58%	-34.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0.47%	-12.96%