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 1,837
Coal Miner 140
Agricultural Labourer 139
General Labourer 96
Domestic Servant 93
Labourer 91
Dress Maker 87
General Servant 81
General Servant Domestic 49
Laundress 46
Annuitant 45
Carpenter 39
Farmers Wife 39
Tailor 37
Farmers Son 36
Charwoman 33
No Occupation 31
Shoe Maker 31
Farm Servant Indoor 28
Farm Labourer 27
General Domestic Servant 27
Joiner 23
Black Smith 21
Wife 21
Hawker 20

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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