Vaughn Surname
Approximately 115,336 people bear this surname
Vaughn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. Welsh, 'the little'; compare English Little, Bigg, &c. Lower says, 'Vaughan, Welsh vychan, little in stature, a personal name of great antiquity': Patronymica Britannica. Vaughn seems to be a modern Americanism.
Read More About This SurnameVaughn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113,077 | 1:3,205 | 326 |
| Canada | 462 | 1:79,752 | 8,917 |
| Barbados | 253 | 1:1,136 | 265 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| Australia | 204 | 1:132,332 | 14,365 |
| Jamaica | 161 | 1:17,826 | 1,633 |
| Guyana | 115 | 1:6,628 | 1,120 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| Panama | 59 | 1:66,309 | 2,910 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 32 | 1:42,624 | 3,925 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 1:4,722 | 620 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Belize | 15 | 1:23,698 | 1,879 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 | 1:11,266 | 808 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 575 | 1:42,392 | 5,342 |
| Wales | 324 | 1:4,841 | 332 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,518 | 1:2,867 | 324 |
Vaughn (27,219) may also be a first name.
Vaughn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. Welsh, 'the little'; compare English Little, Bigg, &c. Lower says, 'Vaughan, Welsh vychan, little in stature, a personal name of great antiquity': Patronymica Britannica. Vaughn seems to be a modern Americanism.
William Vachan, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam ap-Thewely Vachan, Cardiganshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Owen Vaghan, Salop, ibid.
Davey Watkynge Vaghan: Visit. Gloucester, 1623.
1601. Evan Vaughan, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.
Jenkin Vaughan, prebendary of St. David's, 1621: History and Ant. St. David's.
Jerworth Vachan: Visit. London, 1633.
Patrick Vaughan was a bookbinder in Aberdeen, 1673 (Edin. App.). From Welsh Vychan, a mutation of bycnan, little, small. A personal name of considerable antiquity in Wales.
(Celtic) Little, Small [Welsh Vychan, mutation of bychan] Rys Vychan.—Brut y Tywysogion, A.D. 1248.
In I3th-cent. West.English records we find the forms Vachait and Vaghan.
(Welsh) Descendant of Vaughan (little).
Welsh vychan, little in stature; answering to Petit, Basset, Little, See . A personal name of great antiquity. In the more eminent families, the Ap was disused in the XVI. and XVII. centuries. The Vaughans of Burlton Hall, co. Salop, deduce themselves from the renowned Tudor Trevor, the common patriarch of so many noble and gentle families in the principality. The Vaughans of Penmaen spring from Seissyllt, lord of Mathavarn, in the XIV. century, through Jenkin Vychan, Esquire of the body to King Henry VII., whose son John, adopted the settled name of Vychan or Vaughan. The Vaughans of Court Field, co. Monmouth, were of good antiquity before the adoption of the settled surname, in the XVI. cent. B.L.G.
(Welsh.) The same as Bychan or Vychan, little, small in stature.
The Vaughans have now their principal home in North Wales and Shropshire, but the name is also now represented in Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and South Wales. Vaughan is a personal name of great antiquity, but like other Welsh names it did not become a settled surname until the 16th century (Lower). A very old Shropshire family bears the name. It is now numerous in Shrewsbury and its neighbourhood, and in fact the Vaughans have been connected with that town ever since the 13th and 14th centuries, when some of the Shrewsbury bailiffs were named Vaughan or Vaghan (Phillips' "Shrewsbury"). Brecknockshire in South Wales is also an ancient home of the name; to this family belonged Sir Roger Vaughan, one of the heroes of Agincourt; from this stock are said to have sprung in early times the Vaughans of Courtfield in Monmouthshire, and of Clifford in Herefordshire (Jones' "Brecknockshire" and Coxe's "Monmouthshire").
Vaughn Demographics
Average Male Vaughn Height
177.17 cm
Average Female Vaughn Height
162.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vaughn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaughn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vaughn (Arabic: فوغن) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaughn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,900th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 63,185 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vaughn reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vaughn is also the 30,013th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 27,219 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 113,077 people, or 1 in 3,205. In The United States Vaughn is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and Barbados, where 0 percent live.
Vaughn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vaughn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Vaughn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Vaughn last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vaughn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.32% less than the national average, earning R 91,908 per year; in United States they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $39,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $50,040 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vaughn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughn in the Arabic language | ||
| فوغن | fwghn | - |
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Vaughn Reference & Research
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