Vaughan (surname)

Vaughan and Vaughn are surnames, originally Welsh, though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon.[1] Vaughan derives from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small", and so corresponds to the English name Little and the Breton cognate Bihan. The word mutates to fychan (Welsh: [ˈvəχan]) Fychan literally means "small", but also "junior" or "younger". (See Ednyfed Fychan for more.) Contemporary variations indicate that Vaughn means “little friend”.

Vaughan or Vaughn
Pronunciation/ˈvɔːn/
Origin
Word/nameWelsh
Meaningsmall, junior or younger
Region of originWales, Ireland

People with the surname Vaughan or Vaughn include:

A

B

C

  • Charles John Vaughan (1816–1897), English scholar and churchman
  • Clyde Vaughan, American basketball coach and former professional player,
  • Colin Vaughan (1931–2000), Canadian television journalist, architect, urban activist and politician
  • Crawford Vaughan (1874–1947), Australian politician, Premier of South Australia 1915–1917

D

  • Daniel Vaughan (1897–1975), Irish politician and farmer
  • David Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Denis Vaughan (born 1926), Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalist
  • Diana Vaughan, fictitious character in the 1890s Taxil hoax
  • Don Vaughan (born 1952), attorney and member of the North Carolina State Senate
  • Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008), African American mathematician
  • Dustin Vaughan (born 1991), American football player

E

F

G

H

I

  • Ivan Vaughan (1942–1993) introduced John Lennon to Paul McCartney

J

  • James Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Dame Janet Vaughan (1899–1993), British physiologist, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
  • Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), American guitarist and singer
  • John Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Johnny Vaughan (born 1966), English broadcaster and journalist
  • Justin Vaughan (born 1967), English-New Zealand doctor and cricket executive

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M

N

P

R

S

T

  • Terri Vaughan, American economist
  • Thomas Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Tom Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Tony Vaughan (born 1975), English former professional footballer
  • Sir Tudor Vaughan (1870–1929), British diplomat

V

W

  • William Vaughan (disambiguation)
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See also

References

  1. MacLysaght, Edward (1985). Irish families: Their Names, Arms, and Origins. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-7165-2364-2.
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