About Vaness
The surname Vaness is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Jan, which is the Dutch form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jan. The name Jan itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Vaness can be interpreted to mean "son of Jan" or "descendant of Jan."
The surname Vaness is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Vaness based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Vaness is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Vaness in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Vaness using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.