Vaughton Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Vaughton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:333,64124,529
Australia671:402,92132,505
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Wales61:515,75523,171
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Vaughton Last Name Facts

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

Vaughton is most common in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaughton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Vaughton are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Vaughton is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 333,641. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 14 percent reside, Devon, where 13 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Vaughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vaughton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vaughton surname increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vaughton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Vaughton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baughton885/
Voughton881/
Waughton881/
Bughton801/
Boughton757,676/
Huaghton751/
Baighton751/
Wanghton751/
Woughton751/
Huoghton751/
Bueghton751/
Foughton750/
Waighton750/
Boughtong711/
Washghton711/
Bounghton710/
Baghtan678/
Boghton670/
Beighton631,238/
Weighton6360/
Feighton632/
Boughtan632/
Wasghtom631/
Boyghton631/
Boughtane591/
Boynghton591/
Waightam500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Vaughton
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