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 734
Agricultural Labourer 132
Labourer 75
House Servant 60
Coal Miner 46
General Servant 39
Dress Maker 38
Carter 34
Laundress 33
Servant 32
House Keeper 31
Tailor 30
House Maid 25
Blacksmith 23
Shoe Maker 23
Farmer's Son 22
Carpenter 22
Mason 21
Gardener 18
Domestic Servant 17
Butcher 17
Wife Of Above 17
Fund Holder 16
Cook 14
Farm Servant 13

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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