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
Living On Own Means 141
Farmer 103
General Servant Domestic 99
General Labourer 91
Coal Hewer 68
Dress Maker 59
Scholar 54
Domestic Servant 46
Coal Miner Hewer 43
Laundress Wash 35
School 34
Agricultural Labourer 33
Coal Miner C Hewer 32
Charwoman 30
Carpenter 27
Cook Domestic 27
Blacksmith 26
Gardener Domestic 26
Housemaid Domestic 24
Tailor 23
Stone Mason 23
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 23
House Maid Domestic 22
Servant Domestic 22
Bricklayer 22

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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