How common is the surname Voss?

20,911 people in the United States had the surname Voss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,765 Americans. It ranked 1,719th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Voss?

Janice E. Voss, American engineer and NASA astronaut (1956-2012), followed by James S. Voss.

Where is the surname Voss most common?

Wikidata records people named Voss in the United States and Weimar Republic.

Is the surname Voss getting more or less common?

More common. 20,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,911 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Voss

A German surname, carried by 20,911 people in the United States.

Pronounced /vɔs/ 1 syllable Soundex V200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Voss is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Surname sense probably from Low German Voss, Voß (“fox”). Doublet of Fuchs and Fohs.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,911 people named Voss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,765 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,291.

#1,719

rank among US surnames

20,911

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,618)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,710	Hagan	21,017	14,690
#1,711	Brito	21,007	14,697
#1,712	Lanier	20,997	14,704
#1,713	Zarate	20,992	14,708
#1,714	Major	20,977	14,718
#1,715	Escamilla	20,958	14,732
#1,716	Otero	20,937	14,746

Who is named Voss

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Voss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vosss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Janice E. Voss
American engineer and NASA astronaut (1956-2012)
James S. Voss
American astronaut, born 1949
Zoe Voss
American pornographic actress, born 1990
Andreas Voss
Botanist (1857-1924)
Carl Voss
American ice hockey player, 1907–1993

Notable Vosss come mostly from the United States (4) and Weimar Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Voss

Voss has the Soundex code V200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V200.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Voss come from?: Surname sense probably from Low German Voss, Voß (“fox”). Doublet of Fuchs and Fohs.
How common is the surname Voss?: 20,911 people in the United States had the surname Voss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,765 Americans. It ranked 1,719th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Voss?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Voss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Voss?: Janice E. Voss, American engineer and NASA astronaut (1956-2012), followed by James S. Voss.
Where is the surname Voss most common?: Wikidata records people named Voss in the United States and Weimar Republic.
How do you pronounce Voss?: Voss is /vɔs/, one syllable.
Is the surname Voss getting more or less common?: More common. 20,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,911 in 2010, up 3.1%.