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 1,237
Coal Miner 177
Domestic Servant 96
General Labourer 89
Agricultural Labourer 85
Farmer 77
Living On Own Means 72
Dress Maker 64
Labourer 59
Living On Her Own Means 45
General Servant Domestic 45
Laundress 42
General Servant 41
Farm Labourer 39
Tailor 32
House Keeper 29
Blacksmith 28
Carpenter 27
Clerk 27
Farm Servant 25
Joiner 23
Tailoress 23
Gardener 22
Painter 18
Charwoman 17

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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