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”.
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɔːn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Welsh |
| Meaning | small, junior or younger |
| Region of origin | Wales, Ireland |
People with the surname Vaughan or Vaughn include:
A
- Adam Vaughan (born c.1961), Canadian politician
- Alfred Jefferson Vaughan, Jr. (1830–1899), American civil engineer, planter, soldier, and writer
- Alden Vaughan, American historian)
- Andrew Vaughn (born 1998), American professional baseball player
- Anne Vaughan, Countess of Carbery (1663–1689/90)
- Arky Vaughan (1912–1952) American professional baseball player
- Arthur Owen Vaughan (1863–1919), English-born writer, soldier and Welsh nationalist
B
- Benjamin Vaughan (1751–1835), British politician
- Benjamin Vaughan (1917–2003), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales
- Benji Vaughan, British psychedelic trance and psybient musician
- Bernard Vaughan (1847–1922), English Roman Catholic clergyman
- Bernard Vaughan (early 20th century), British silent film actor
- Bob Vaughan (born 1945), British mathematician
- Brian K. Vaughan (born 1976) is an American comic book and television writer
- Bruce Vaughan (born 1956), American professional golfer
- Byrde M. Vaughan (1862-1941), American lawyer and politician
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
- Edwin Campion Vaughan (1897–1931), British Army officer and diarist
F
- Frankie Vaughan (1928–1999), British singer
G
- Genevieve Vaughan (born 1939), American expatriate semiotician, peace activist, feminist, and philanthropist
- Gerard Folliott Vaughan (1923–2003), British psychiatrist and politician
- Greg Vaughan (born 1973), American actor
H
- Hal Vaughan (1928-2013), American author based in France
- Harp Vaughan (1903-1978), American football player
- Harry Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Hayley Vaughan, fictional character from American TV series All My Children
- Henry Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Herbert Vaughan (1832–1903), English cardinal
- Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan (1870–1948), Welsh author and historian
- Horace Worth Vaughan (1867–1922), American lawyer, jurist, and politician
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
K
- Kaye Vaughan (born 1931), Canadian football player
- Keith Vaughan (1912–1977), British painter
- Kenny Vaughan, American guitarist
- Ke'Shawn Vaughn (born 1997), American football player
- Kit Vaughan (born 1953), South African professor of biomedical engineering
M
- Malcolm Vaughan (1929–2010), Welsh traditional pop music singer and actor
- Mark Vaughan (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Martin Vaughan (born 1931), Australian actor
- Megan Vaughan, British historian
- Michael Vaughan (born 1974), English retired cricketer
- Murray Vaughan (c.1900–1986), Canadian philanthropist
N
- Nigel Vaughan (born 1959), Welsh former professional footballer
- Norman D. Vaughan (1905–2005), American dogsled driver and explorer
- Norman Vaughan (comedian) (1927–2002), English comedian
P
- Paul Vaughan (1925–2014), British journalist and radio and TV presenter
- Peter Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Peter Vaughan-Clarke (born 1957), British actor
- Philip Vaughan (18th century), Welsh inventor of the ball bearing
R
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer
- Rhydian Vaughan (1988-), Taiwanese-British actor
- Rice Vaughan (d. circa 1672), Anglo-Welsh lawyer and economist
- Richard Vaughan (disambiguation)
- R. M. Vaughan (born 1965), Canadian poet, novelist and playwright
- Robert Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Roger Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Rowland Vaughan (disambiguation)
S
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), American jazz singer
- Scipio Vaughan (1784-1840), American artisan
- Scooter Vaughan (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Stephen Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), American guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Stoll Vaughan, American singer-songwriter
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
- Vernon H. Vaughan (1838–1878), American politician
- Victor C. Vaughan (1851–1929), American physician, medical researcher, and President of the American Medical Association.
- Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American film actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian and activist
W
- William Vaughan (disambiguation)
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See also
- Vaughan-Lee
- Vaughn (disambiguation)
References
- MacLysaght, Edward (1985). Irish families: Their Names, Arms, and Origins. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-7165-2364-2.
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