De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been modified to "DeVries", "deVries", or "Devries" in other countries.
People named De Vries:
Academics
Barend de Vries (1925–2010) – Dutch economist at the World Bank
Benjamin de Vries (born 1923) – Dutch-Israeli economic historian
Gerda de Vries, Canadian mathematician
Glen de Vries
Gustav de Vries (1866–1934) – Dutch mathematician
Hans de Vries (1927–2021) – Dutch economic historian
Hent de Vries (born 1958) – Dutch philosopher
Hessel de Vries (1916–1959) – Dutch physicist
Hugo de Vries (1848–1935) – Dutch botanist and geneticist
Jan de Vries (philologist) (1890–1964) – Dutch Germanic mythologist
Jan de Vries (historian) (1943) – Dutch-American historian
Jouke de Vries (born 1960) – Dutch University Dean
Jurn de Vries (born 1940) – Dutch theologian and journalist
Keith DeVries (1937–2006) – American archaeologist
Kelly DeVries (born 1956) – American medievalist historian
Marc de Vries (born 1958) – Dutch physicist
Margaret Garritsen de Vries (1922–2009) – American economist
Philip James DeVries (born 1952) – American entomologist and evolutionary ecologist Rheta Devries (1936–2012) – American educator Ronald P. de Vries (born 196?); mycologist Susanna de Vries (born 1936) – Australian historian
Arts, acting, music
Abraham de Vries (painter) (c. 1590 – 1649/50) – Dutch portrait painter
Adriaen de Vries (1556–1626) – Dutch sculptor
Andrew DeVries (born 1957) – American painter and sculptor
Bouke de Vries (born 1960) – Dutch ceramist in England
Casper de Vries (born 1964) – South African comedian
David Devriès (1881–1936) – French lyric operatic tenor
David de Vries (born 1961) – Australian film and comic book maker
Dolf de Vries (1937–2020) – Dutch actor
Doug de Vries (born 1960) – Australian guitarist
Erwin de Vries (1929–2018) – Surinamese painter and sculptor
Han de Vries (born 1941) – Dutch oboist
Hendrik de Vries (1896–1989) – Dutch poet and painter
Henri de Vries (1864–1949) – Dutch film actor
Herman de Vries (born 1931) – Dutch artist
Jill De Vries (born 1953) – American model
John DeVries (1915–1992) – American lyricist
John de Vries (born 1946) – Dutch car designer
Klaas de Vries (composer) (born 1944) – Dutch composer
Leondre Devries (born 2000) – British pop singer
Louis de Vries (1905–1935) – Dutch jazz trumpeter
Marius De Vries (born 1961) – English music producer
Matt DeVries (born 1977) – American guitarist
Nathalie de Vries (born 1965) – Dutch architect
Roelof de Vries (1631 – c. 1690) – Dutch landscape painter
Rosa de Vries-van Os (1828–1889) – Dutch operatic singer
Simon de Vries (1570–75 – 1628/29) – Dutch engraver better known as Frisius
Politics and religion
Abraham de Vries (minister) (1773–1862) – Dutch Mennonite minister
Albert de Vries (born 1955) – Dutch politician
Aukje de Vries (born 1964) – Dutch politician
Bert de Vries (born 1938) – Dutch CDA politician
Betsi DeVries (born 1952) – American (New Hampshire) politician
Bibi de Vries (born 1963) – Dutch VVD politician
Christoph de Vries (born 1974), German politician
Cornelis de Vries (1740–1812) – Dutch Mennonite minister
George Devries (1896–1957) – Australian (Queensland) politician
Gerrit de Vries (politician) (1818–1900) – Dutch prime minister
Gijs de Vries (born 1956) – Dutch politician
Henry Lucien de Vries (1909–1987) – Surinamese politician and entrepreneur
Jack de Vries (born 1968) – Dutch CDA politician
Jannewietske de Vries (born 1961) – Dutch (Friesland) politician
John Devries (Yukon politician) (born 1945) – Canadian (Yukon) politician
Kees de Vries (born 1955), German/Dutch politician (CDU) Klaas de Vries (Christian Democratic Appeal) (1917–1999) – Dutch politician Klaas de Vries (Labour Party) (born 1943) – Dutch politician Marion De Vries (1865–1939) – American politician Monique de Vries (born 1947) – Dutch VVD politician Walter DeVries (1929–2019) – American political consultant