# Vaughan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/vaughan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 38,830 |
| US rank (2010) | 893 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,951 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (37,591 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /vɔːn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Faughn, Vaughn, Vaughns |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Vaughan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Vaughan in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Vaughan

- Stevie Ray Vaughan, American blues guitarist (1954–1990)
- Sarah Vaughan, American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
- Dorothy Vaughan, African-American mathematician
- Peter Vaughan, British actor (1923–2016)
- Greg Vaughan, American actor and model
- Jimmie Vaughan, American blues rock guitarist and singer
- Brian K. Vaughan, American screenwriter, comic book creator
- Roger Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney (1834–1883)
- Kate Vaughan, British dancer and actress (1852–1903)
- Shelbi Vaughan, American athlete
- Elizabeth Okie Paxton, American painter (1878–1972)

## Similar surnames

Vaughn, Vachon, Vizcaino, Vecchione, Vezina, Viggiano, Vogan, Vicuna, Voisin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.