Vose: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

The Vose last name has English roots. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller at, or near, a ditch”.

Heraldry and the Vose name

If a Vose family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

Where the name comes from

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

In the 2010 US Census, 1,711 Americans gave Vose as their last name (rank 16,720). That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames. For the full story, order the Vose surname pack.