Vaughns Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Vaughns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaughns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0861:333,75630,177
Jamaica371:77,5663,653
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
France101:6,642,272293,169
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Vaughns (11) may also be a first name.

Vaughns Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vaughns Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vaughns occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaughns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,376th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vaughns are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vaughns is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Vaughns is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,086 people, or 1 in 333,756. In The United States Vaughns is most prevalent in: Texas, where 24 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 3 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside.

Vaughns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vaughns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vaughns last name increased 3,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vaughns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vaughns surname are 12.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.56% registered to vote for the party.

Vaughns earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaughins932/
Vaughens931/
Vaugns926/
Vaghns924/
Baughns86141/
Vauhgns861/
Baughens802/
Vagnsø7718/
Vagins7714/
Baugns770/
Veagins711/
Baghens710/
Bugghins6716/
Vangeens678/
Vaagensø677/
Wagns672/
Vojagins671/
Boughens670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vaughns
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis