Vann is a surname.

Origins

An English surname, Vann originated as a locative name, referring either to specific places named Vann (such as two in Surrey: Vann in

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, and Vann in Hambledon), or in general to any

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(from , a South East English dialect word for ). Variant spellings of the surname include Van, Vanns, Avann, Fan, and

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Statistics

The

1881 United Kingdom census The United Kingdom Census of 1881 recorded the people residing in every household on the night of Sunday 3 April 1881, and was the fifth of the UK censuses to include details of household members. Data recorded Details collected include: address, ...

found 668 people with the surname Vann, primarily in Leicestershire and

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Av ...

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Patrick Hanks Patrick Hanks (born 24 March 1940) is an English lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastician. He has edited dictionaries of general language, as well as dictionaries of personal names. Background Hanks was educated at Ardingly College, ...

on the basis of the 2011 United Kingdom census and

Census of Ireland 2011 The 2011 census of Ireland was held on Sunday, 10 April 2011. It was administered by the Central Statistics Office of Ireland and found the population to be 4,588,252 people.

found 1,085 people with the surname on the island of

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, and three on the island of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. In the United States, the 2010 Census found 15,416 people with the surname Vann, making it the 2,366th-most-common surname in the country. This represented an increase from 14,602 (2,280th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, slightly more than half of the bearers of the surname Vann identified as non-Hispanic White, and slightly less than one third as non-Hispanic Black or African American.

People

Entertainment

Ameer Vann Ameer Emmanuel Vann (born September 22, 1996) is an American rapper. He is best known for being a member of music collective Brockhampton, until his departure from the group in May 2018. After leaving Brockhampton, Vann started his solo career ...

(born 1996), American rapper *

Amirah Vann Amirah Charline Vann (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing attorney Tegan Price in ''How to Get Away with Murder''. Life and career Amirah Charline Vann was born in 1980, in Queens, New York. Her father is ...

(born 1980), American actress * Barbara Vann (1938–2015), American theatre director and actor *

Stanley Vann William Stanley Vann D.Mus Hon FTCL FRCO ARCM (15 February 1910 – 27 March 2010) was an English composer, organist, choral conductor, and choir trainer, primarily in the Anglican cathedral tradition. Early life Born in Leicester, he star ...

(1910–2010), British musician

Government and politics

Albert Vann Albert Vann (November 19, 1934 – July 14, 2022) was an American politician and a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn, representing the 36th district, which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. He was a Dem ...

(born 1934), member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn * David Vann (mayor) (1928–2000), mayor of Birmingham, Alabama * David Vann (Cherokee leader) (1800–1863), assistant principal chief and treasurer of the Cherokee Nation * Earl Vann (1913–1985), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Irving G. Vann (1842–1921), New York Court of Appeals judge * James Vann ( – 1809), influential Cherokee leader *

John Paul Vann John Paul Vann (born John Paul Tripp; July 2, 1924 – June 9, 1972) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well known for his role in the Vietnam War. Although separated from the military before the Vietna ...

(1924–1972), lieutenant colonel in the United States Army *

Joseph Vann Joseph H. Vann (11 February 1798 – 23 October 1844) was a Cherokee leader of mixed-race ancestry, a businessman and planter in Georgia, Tennessee and Indian Territory. He owned plantations, many slaves, taverns, and steamboats. In 1837, h ...

(1798–1844), Cherokee leader, son of James Vann

Religion

Bernard Vann Lieutenant Colonel Bernard William Vann, (9 July 1887 – 3 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Common ...

(1887–1918), English Anglican cleric and recipient of the Victoria Cross * Cherry Vann (born 1956), British Anglican bishop *

Gerald Vann Gerald Vann, O.P. (24 August 1906 - 14 July 1963) was a British Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher. He was born in St Mary Cray, Kent. He joined the Dominican Order in 1923 and was ordained a priest in 1929. Vann obtained a doctorate in ...

(1906–1963), British Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher *

Kevin Vann Kevin William Vann (born May 10, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was named bishop of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding the retiring bishop, Tod Brown, on September 21, ...

(born 1951), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Sport

Arthur Vann Arthur Harrison Allard Vann (1 May 1884 – 25 September 1915) was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. He had been a professional football outside left who appeared in the Football League for Burton United. Personal life ...

(1884–1915), English footballer *

Cleveland Vann Cleveland Vann (born September 3, 1951) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker. An American import, Vann was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders who played the 1976 Grey Cup. He also played one season in the WFL, with the South ...

(born 1951), American linebacker in the Canadian Football League * Denis Vann (1916–1961), English cricketer * John Vann (baseball) (1890–1958), American baseball catcher *

Kalev Vann Kalev Eduard Vann (4 December 1956 – 13 December 2011) was an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football leag ...

(1956–2011), Australian rules footballer * LaDaris Vann (born 1980), American football player * LeRoy Vann (born 1986), American football cornerback *

Mickey Vann Michael Van Norman better known as Mickey Vann (born 29 December 1943 in London, England) is a former professional boxing, boxer and United Kingdom, British Referee (boxing), boxing referee. Vann was a 'Class A Star' referee and boxing judge.

(born 1943), British boxing referee and judge * Norwood Vann (born 1962), American football player * Ron Vann (born ), American football player *

Thad Vann Thad "Pie" Vann (September 22, 1907 – September 7, 1982) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi—known as Mississippi Southern College prior to 1962—from 19 ...

(1907–1982), American college football coach

Other

* Barry A. Vann (born 1960), American social scientist * Darren Deon Vann (born 1971), American serial killer * Donald Vann (born 1949), Cherokee landscape painter *

James Allen Vann James Allen Vann III (20 November 1939 – 4 May 1986) was an American historian, specializing in German history of the early modern period. He was a professor of History at Emory University. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he graduated from Washin ...

(1939–1986), American historian of early modern Germany *

Lizzie Vann Lizzie Vann is the founder of Organix, an organic children's food company, based in Christchurch, Dorset. Biography Vann studied biology at the University of Lancaster, and then worked as an investment analyst in the City of London. Ongoing hea ...

, British businesswoman who founded children's food company Organix * Michael G. Vann (born 1967), American historian of the French colonial empire * Richard D. Vann, American professor of anesthesiology * Robert Lee Vann (1879–1940), African-American newspaper publisher and editor *

(1910–2010), English composer

References

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