A Welsh surname, the Vaughn family name came from the Irish name of McMahon. The Welsh terms are ‘vychan’ and ‘fychan’ and means little and small. It was used to identify a father from a son.

Another spelling form of Vaughn is Vaughan.

In Lanarkshire and Angus counties in Scotland are where most with the Vaughan surname live. The English counties of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Shropshire have the greater Vaughan populations.

Across most of Wales the Vaughn surname is very popular. Most Vaughan families lived in the eastern and southern regions of Wales. Those higher populated locations include Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.

The states of Virginia, Texas, New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, Okalahoma and California in the United States have the higher populations of Vaughn families.


Famous: Robert Vaughn (actor), Greg Vaughn (professional baseball player), Billy Vaughn (musician), Vince Vaughn (actor), Chip Vaughn (professional football player), John C. Vaughn (Civil War Confederate Brigadier General), Chad Vaughn (professional weightlifter) and Danny Vaughn (singer).