Vaughan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vaughan
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

Welsh vychan, little in stature; answering to Petit, Basset, Little, etc. A personal name of great antiquity. In the more eminent families, the Ap was disused in the XVI and XVII centuries. The Vaughans of Burlton Hall, county of Salop, deduce themselves from the renowned Tudor Trevor, the common patriarch of so many noble and gentle families in the principality. The Vaughans of Penmaen spring from Seissyllt, lord of Mathavarn, in the XIV century, through Jenkin Vychan, Esquire of the body to King Henry VII, whose son John, adopted the settled name of Vychan or Vaughan. The Vaughans of Court Field, county of Monmouth, were of good antiquity before the adoption of the settled surname, in the XVI century B.L.G.

Little.

Vaughan is the variant form of Vaughn. Descendant of Vaughan meaning "little".

Descendant of Vaughan meaning "little".

How popular is Vaughan?

Vaughan is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Wales, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Barbados, Mexico, Thailand, Panama, Spain, Germany, Brazil, France.

Vaughan is ranked 5645 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Vaughan bearers increased by 3.3 per cent in 2010 US census to 38830 since 2000, the surname slipped by 56 spots and ranked at 893. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.04 84.03
Black 12.93 12.38
Hispanic or Latino 2.35 1.39
Others 1.73 1.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.49
Vaughan is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Wales is ahead in terms of density. Around 100153 people have been found who wears Vaughan as their family name. Vaughan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Vaughan:
790 United States53,973
385 England19,337
Countries with thousands of Vaughan:
474 Australia7,953
1,219 Canada4,470
67 Wales4,204
330 Ireland2,819
4,359 South Africa1,588
601 New Zealand1,196
Countries with hundreds of Vaughan:
1,162 Scotland700
720 Jamaica510
719 Northern Ireland503
25,548 Nigeria343
231 Barbados301
9,128 Mexico241
72,834 Thailand170
1,515 Panama161
18,543 Spain150
47,320 Germany138
52,541 Brazil135
78,453 France113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
813 Belize78
24,781 Zimbabwe70
6,481 Dominican Republic62
3,674 Singapore60
35,264 Netherlands58
7,697 Portugal57
51,982 Argentina55
30,150 Japan53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,388 Botswana50
2,305 Nicaragua37
513 Isle of Man34
20,206 Switzerland34
342 Saint Kitts and Nevis27
27,831 Israel26
16,989 Chile23
767 Guernsey22
445,856 India19
283,555 Russia19
4,164 China18
3,072 Costa Rica17
184,366 Philippines16
15,474 Estonia15
48,545 Sweden15
15,450 Colombia14
6,078 Cyprus14
27,097 Denmark14
2,069 Iceland14
83,604 Malaysia14
4,970 Guyana13
73,966 Belgium12
7,200 Trinidad and Tobago12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
3,685 Hong Kong10
2,003 Jersey10
8,246 Tunisia9
47,258 Norway8
520,071 Indonesia7
118,213 Italy7
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Peter Vaughan worked as servant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Grampion and arrived on May 22, 1846. Margt. Vaughan (18) Maid, Workman James Vaughan, Patrick Vaughan, aged 24, 30 years old Catharine Vaughan, Thomas Vaughan, John Vaughan, aged 3, James Vaughan (36) Shoemaker, John Vaughan, aged 9, and 131 other Vaughan around 49.43% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, bricklayer migrated to US.

From Germany

Catherine Vaughan from Germany aboard the Illinois from Liverpool on October 9, 1882. She is registered to be 4 years old when she arrived in USA. U Vaughan, aged 2, 31 years old U Vaughan, W. Vaughan, are other Vaughan that migrated to US.

Vaughan Namesakes

  • Norman D. Vaughan, American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating
  • Keith Vaughan, British painter
  • Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician
  • Denis Vaughan, has been an Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalist
  • Mark Vaughan, Irish Gaelic footballer from Dublin
  • Murray Vaughan, philanthropist of the arts in Canada
  • Jodi Vaughan, musician, country singer, songwriter, recording artist
  • R. M. Vaughan, Canadian poet, novelist and playwright
  • Roger Vaughan, English Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey and the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
  • Patrick Vaughan, American historian and scholar teaching at the MA program in Transatlantic Studies
  • Stuart Vaughan, Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival
  • Rowland Vaughan, English Manoral Lord
  • Hilda Vaughan, Welsh novelist and short story writer writing
  • Marshall Vaughan, Ontario merchant and political figure
  • Bernard Vaughan, English Roman Catholic clergyman
  • Herbert Vaughan, English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Bob Vaughan, British mathematician
  • Henry Vaughan, Welsh metaphysical poet, author
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician, singer, songwriter
  • Sarah Vaughan, American jazz singer
  • Johnny Vaughan, television and radio personality and a film critic
  • Michael Vaughan, former English cricketer
  • Arky Vaughan, American professional baseball player
  • Greg Vaughan, James Gregory Vaughan, Jr
  • Brian K. Vaughan, American comic book and television writer, best
  • James David Vaughan, American music teacher, composer
  • Frankie Vaughan, English singer of easy listening and traditional pop music
  • Jimmie Vaughan, American blues rock guitarist and singer based
  • Peter Vaughan, English character actor
  • Ivan Vaughan, boyhood friend of John Lennon
  • Adam Vaughan, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Colin Vaughan, Australian-born Canadian television journalist, architect
  • Justin Vaughan, former New Zealand cricketer
  • Vernon H. Vaughan, American political leader
  • Horace Worth Vaughan, American lawyer, jurist, and politician
  • William Wirt Vaughan, American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee
  • Kaye Vaughan, former professional football player
  • Stoll Vaughan, singer-songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky
  • William E. Vaughan, American columnist and author
  • Nigel Vaughan, Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international
  • Edwin Campion Vaughan, British Army officer
  • Bradford Vaughan, South African professional golfer

Vaughan Namesakes

  • Norman D. Vaughan, American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating
  • Keith Vaughan, British painter
  • Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician
  • Denis Vaughan, has been an Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalist
  • Mark Vaughan, Irish Gaelic footballer from Dublin
  • Murray Vaughan, philanthropist of the arts in Canada
  • Jodi Vaughan, musician, country singer, songwriter, recording artist
  • R. M. Vaughan, Canadian poet, novelist and playwright
  • Roger Vaughan, English Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey and the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
  • Patrick Vaughan, American historian and scholar teaching at the MA program in Transatlantic Studies
  • Stuart Vaughan, Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival
  • Rowland Vaughan, English Manoral Lord
  • Hilda Vaughan, Welsh novelist and short story writer writing
  • Marshall Vaughan, Ontario merchant and political figure
  • Bernard Vaughan, English Roman Catholic clergyman
  • Herbert Vaughan, English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Bob Vaughan, British mathematician
  • Henry Vaughan, Welsh metaphysical poet, author
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician, singer, songwriter
  • Sarah Vaughan, American jazz singer
  • Johnny Vaughan, television and radio personality and a film critic
  • Michael Vaughan, former English cricketer
  • Arky Vaughan, American professional baseball player
  • Greg Vaughan, James Gregory Vaughan, Jr
  • Brian K. Vaughan, American comic book and television writer, best
  • James David Vaughan, American music teacher, composer
  • Frankie Vaughan, English singer of easy listening and traditional pop music
  • Jimmie Vaughan, American blues rock guitarist and singer based
  • Peter Vaughan, English character actor
  • Ivan Vaughan, boyhood friend of John Lennon
  • Adam Vaughan, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Colin Vaughan, Australian-born Canadian television journalist, architect
  • Justin Vaughan, former New Zealand cricketer
  • Vernon H. Vaughan, American political leader
  • Horace Worth Vaughan, American lawyer, jurist, and politician
  • William Wirt Vaughan, American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee
  • Kaye Vaughan, former professional football player
  • Stoll Vaughan, singer-songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky
  • William E. Vaughan, American columnist and author
  • Nigel Vaughan, Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international
  • Edwin Campion Vaughan, British Army officer
  • Bradford Vaughan, South African professional golfer

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