Meaning: Its source is fenn, an Old English name meaning "Marsh."

Popularity: The name Vance ranked 870th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 576th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.