Vaughan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Vaughan Name Meaning: The surname is a mutated form of the Welsh word 'fychan',meaning 'younger'.

This was used as a descriptive name to separate 'father' from 'son'.The word 'fychan' developed to 'vychan'in english.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Vaughan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Vaughan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 592
Agricultural Labourer 132
House Servant 109
At Home 93
Labourer 77
Servant 49
Dress Maker 46
Farm Labourer 43
Coal Miner 42
General Servant 41
Scholar At Home 35
Carpenter 33
Tailor 28
Farm Servant 27
Annuitant 24
Shoe Maker 24
Collier 21
Laundress 21
Pauper 20
Blacksmith 18
Farmers Son 18
House Keeper 17
Charwoman 16
Wife 16
Sawyer 14

Vaughan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Vaughan 100% 58,865
2 Vaughn 86% 3,746
3 Vaughen 86% 388
4 Vaun 57% 127
5 Vaughon 86% 109

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The surname Vaughan is the most popular version of all its varients

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