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
School 1,176
Coal Miner Hewer 155
Private Means 134
Farmer 97
Farm Labourer 88
General Labourer 81
General Servant (domestic) 81
Labourer 75
Dressmaker 68
At School 48
None 46
Domestic Servant 42
Scholar 40
Housekeeper 39
Clerk 38
Shop Assistant 37
At Home 36
Waggoner On Farm 34
House Painter 32
Housemaid (domestic) 32
Charwoman 31
Blacksmith 29
No Occupation 28
General Servant Domestic 28
House Keeper 27

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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