Vance.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Tuscaloosa County and Bibb County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Vermilion County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Quitman County and Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From a Southern English dialectal form of Old English fenn (“marsh, bog”).
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