Vaughn is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vaughn
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

Descendant of Vaughan meaning "little".

Lastname Vaughn is variant of the Vaughan. Little.

Lastname is the variant form of Vaughan. 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.

How popular is Vaughn?

Vaughn is common in United States, Canada, Barbados, England, Australia, Jamaica, Guyana.

Vaughn is ranked 4904 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Vaughn bearers increased by 3.55 per cent in 2010 US census to 88060 since 2000, the surname slipped by 29 spots and ranked at 356. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 71.52 73.63
Black 22.67 22.02
Others 2.34 1.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.27 1.57
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.75 0.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.33
Vaughn is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados lie ahead in terms of density. Around 115307 people have been found who wears Vaughn as their family name. Vaughn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Vaughn:
326 United States113,048
Countries with hundreds of Vaughn:
8,917 Canada462
265 Barbados253
21,171 England208
14,365 Australia204
1,633 Jamaica161
1,120 Guyana115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,310 Germany95
71,243 Brazil93
97,909 Philippines78
53,751 South Africa69
2,910 Panama59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
243,257 Thailand34
3,925 Trinidad and Tobago32
14,967 Kuwait29
20,770 New Zealand22
620 Antigua and Barbuda21
33,666 Sweden21
13,396 Scotland19
14,725 Qatar19
19,343 Iraq16
1,879 Belize15
552,550 India13
45,186 Japan13
269,324 France12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,555 United States Virgin Islands10
808 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
11,581 Ghana9
4,829 Honduras8
19,671 Wales8
50,495 Mexico7
94,797 Netherlands7
118,213 Italy7
327,793 Nigeria7
10,125 China7
23,377 Ecuador7
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Michael Vaughn worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on March 20, 1849. Mary-Ann Vaughn (15) Immigrant, Immigrant Biddy Vaughn, John Vaughn, aged 45, Immigrant Mrs Vaughn, Patk. Vaughn (23) Workman, Workman William Vaughn, Mrs Vaughn, aged 35, Luke Vaughn (60) Workman, and 21 other Vaughn around 85% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Vaughn Namesakes

  • Nathan Vaughn, Tennessee politician
  • Mary Ann Vaughn, a
  • Albert C. Vaughn, Albert Clinton Vaughn, Sr
  • Adamae Vaughn, movie actress, born in Ashland, Kentucky
  • Robert Vaughn, American actor noted for his stage
  • Mo Vaughn, former Major League Baseball first baseman
  • Billy Vaughn, American singer, multi-instrumentalist
  • Greg Vaughn, former Major League Baseball left fielder
  • Matthew Vaughn, English film producer, director, and screenwriter
  • Vince Vaughn, American actor, producer, screenwriter
  • Terri J. Vaughn, American actress, director and producer
  • Ned Vaughn, American film and television actor
  • Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer
  • Hippo Vaughn, American left-handed pitcher
  • Jacque Vaughn, American former professional basketball player and coach
  • Lawson Vaughn, retired American soccer player
  • Terry Vaughn, former Canadian Football League receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • Alberta Vaughn, American actress
  • Pinkerton R. Vaughn, Pinkerton Ross Vaughn, Sr
  • Ben Vaughn, American singer, songwriter, musician
  • John Vaughn, former American football placekicker
  • Carrie Vaughn, American writer
  • Farmer Vaughn, professional baseball catcher
  • Jon Vaughn, former professional American football player
  • Chico Vaughn, American basketball player
  • Kia Vaughn, American born professional women's basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association
  • Clarence Vaughn, former American football safety
  • Danny Vaughn, American singer
  • Darrick Vaughn, former American football defensive back
  • Michael L. Vaughn, American politician
  • Bobby Vaughn, Louis Terriers of the Federal League
  • Lewis R. Vaughn, Republican member of the South Carolina Senate

Vaughn Namesakes

  • Nathan Vaughn, Tennessee politician
  • Mary Ann Vaughn, a
  • Albert C. Vaughn, Albert Clinton Vaughn, Sr
  • Adamae Vaughn, movie actress, born in Ashland, Kentucky
  • Robert Vaughn, American actor noted for his stage
  • Mo Vaughn, former Major League Baseball first baseman
  • Billy Vaughn, American singer, multi-instrumentalist
  • Greg Vaughn, former Major League Baseball left fielder
  • Matthew Vaughn, English film producer, director, and screenwriter
  • Vince Vaughn, American actor, producer, screenwriter
  • Terri J. Vaughn, American actress, director and producer
  • Ned Vaughn, American film and television actor
  • Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer
  • Hippo Vaughn, American left-handed pitcher
  • Jacque Vaughn, American former professional basketball player and coach
  • Lawson Vaughn, retired American soccer player
  • Terry Vaughn, former Canadian Football League receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • Alberta Vaughn, American actress
  • Pinkerton R. Vaughn, Pinkerton Ross Vaughn, Sr
  • Ben Vaughn, American singer, songwriter, musician
  • John Vaughn, former American football placekicker
  • Carrie Vaughn, American writer
  • Farmer Vaughn, professional baseball catcher
  • Jon Vaughn, former professional American football player
  • Chico Vaughn, American basketball player
  • Kia Vaughn, American born professional women's basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association
  • Clarence Vaughn, former American football safety
  • Danny Vaughn, American singer
  • Darrick Vaughn, former American football defensive back
  • Michael L. Vaughn, American politician
  • Bobby Vaughn, Louis Terriers of the Federal League
  • Lewis R. Vaughn, Republican member of the South Carolina Senate

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