Vance (surname)

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

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

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, 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
• 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, 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.