Vandenbos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Vandenbos

What does the name Vandenbos mean?

The surname Vandenbos originates from the Old Norse word "buski," meaning "bush," or "woods" thus it is classed at a toponymic surname and was most likely used by a man who lived near a prominent bush. It is equivalent to the English surname "Bush."

Alternatively, the name could have been a metonymic occupational name from bussemaker, a maker of boxes and tins or of firearms from (Middle) Dutch bus 'box tin firearm'. 1 The Bosch variant was derived from the Dutch word "bos," which translates to mean "forest."

The variants van den Bosch and van der Bosch literally mean "den Bosch," and may denote someone who hails from the city Den Bosch. While Dutch in origin, the names are also frequented in Belgium.

Early Origins of the Vandenbos family

The surname Vandenbos was first found in the duchy of Brabant, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1183 which later became part of the Burgundian Netherlands from 1430 and of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482. A search through early records revealed Hieronymus Bosch, born Jheronimus van Aken (c. 1450-1516) a Dutch painter who hailed from Brabant.

Early History of the Vandenbos family

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Vandenbos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bosch, van den Bosch, Bos, van den Bos, Bosse and many more.

Early Notables of the Vandenbos family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Hieronymous Bosch (1450-1516), Dutch painter who's work is well-known for the use of fantastic imagery to illustrate moral and religious concepts; and Jasper van den Bos (1634-1656), a Dutch Golden Age marine painter. Huis...
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Vandenbos Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Vandenbos is the 597^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,023 people with that name. 2

Vandenbos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vandenbos Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Jansen VanDenBos, who arrived in New York, NY in 1657 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Vandenbos (post 1700) +

Bret VandenBos, American producer and writer, known for Walker (2021), MacGyver (2016) and Valor (2017)
Conny Vandenbos (1937-2002), Dutch pop singer and actress from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands who had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings through the 1970s, also known for roles in Theo & Thea in de gloria (1988), Knokken voor twee (1982) and Veertig jaar liedjes (1965)
Ruud van den Bos, Dutch Researcher Behavioural Neuroscience at Radboud University Nijmegen
Patrice Vandenbos, Canadian actress from Toronto, Ontario, known for Naturally, Sadie (2005)

Sources +

Hanks Patricia, Flavia Hodges, Mills A.D., Room Adrian, The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7)
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)