# Vaughn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/vaughn/  
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) | 88,060 |
| US rank (2010) | 356 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,506 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (85,037 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /vɔːn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Vaughn 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Vaughn in the United States and the Czech Republic.

## People named Vaughn

- Vince Vaughn, American actor (born 1970)
- Robert Vaughn, American actor (1932–2016)
- Billy Vaughn, American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records (191
- Jacque Vaughn, American basketball coach and former player
- Frank Vaughn, American soccer player (1902-1959)
- Alberta Vaughn, actress (1904-1992)
- Rashad Vaughn, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Kia Vaughn, American basketball player
- Adamae Vaughn, actress (1905-1943)
- Countess Vaughn, actress, singer
- Ned Vaughn, American actor
- Mo Vaughn, American baseball player

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Vaughan, 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.