'''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.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://familienaam.be/Devos | title= Devos | website= familienaam.be | access-date= 2017-05-01 | archive-date= 2015-09-18 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150918185510/http://www.familienaam.be/Devos | url-status= live }}</ref> '''DeVos''' is a version of "De Vos" found in the United States.
Notable people with the Devos or DeVos name include: {{TOC right}}
==Devos== * Betsy DeVos (born 1958) American politician and philanthropist, former U. S. Secretary of Education *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 *Louis Devos (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== {{Tree list}} *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 {{Tree list/end}}
==Named after Richard DeVos (1926-2018)== *DeVos Fieldhouse *DeVos Place Convention Center *Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation
== See also == * De Vos * Davos, a Swiss municipality ** Davos (disambiguation) * Devo, an American band * Devos the Devastator, a Marvel Comics character
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Belgian origin