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 1,058
Labourer 115
Agricultural Labourer 93
General Servant 71
Domestic Servant 64
Coal Miner 57
Dress Maker 44
Annuitant 39
Laundress 39
Carpenter 37
Tailor 37
Servant 34
Blacksmith 28
Collier 28
Wife 27
Shoe Maker 26
Gardener 25
House Keeper 24
Farmers Son 23
Farm Servant 21
Mason 21
Farmer 19
Wife Of Above 19
Cook 19
Tailoress 19

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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