Devos Explained

Devos is a concatenated form of the Dutch-language surname De Vos (meaning "the fox"), common in the Belgian province of West Flanders and French Flanders.^[1] DeVos is a version of "De Vos" found in the United States.

Notable people with the Devos or DeVos name include:

Devos

Danny Devos (born 1959), Belgian body and performance artist
Emmanuelle Devos (born 1964), French actress
Gérard Devos (1903–1972), Belgian footballer
Hendrik Devos (born 1955), Belgian racing cyclist
Jeanne Devos (born 1935), Belgian nun and missionary in India
Katrien Devos, Belgian-born American plant geneticist
Laurens Devos born 2000), Belgian table tennis player
Léon Devos (1896–1963), Belgian racing cyclist
Léon Devos (1897–1974), Belgian painter
(1926–2015), Belgian opera tenor and music director
Paul Devos (1911–1981), Belgian chess master
Philip-Michael Devos (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
Raymond Devos (1922–2006), Belgian-French humorist
Werner Devos (born 1957), Belgian racing cyclist
William Devos (1857– aft. 1902), American businessman and Wisconsin politician

DeVos

Bob DeVos (born 1946), American jazz guitarist

DeVos family

Richard DeVos (1926-2018), American businessman, co-founder of Amway, and sports team owner; wife Helen DeVos (née Van Wesep, 1927–2017), American philanthropist
- Dick DeVos (born 1955), American businessman who ran for Governor of Michigan, Richard DeVos' son; wife Betsy DeVos (née Prince, 1958), American businesswoman, former United States Secretary of Education, and Erik Prince's sister
- Dan DeVos (born c. 1959), American businessman and sports executive, Richard DeVos' son
- Doug DeVos (born 1964), American businessman, Amway President, Richard DeVos' son

Named after Richard DeVos (1926-2018)

Notes and References

Web site: Devos . familienaam.be . 2017-05-01 . 2015-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150918185510/http://www.familienaam.be/Devos . live .