Last Name VAUGHAN

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Meaning Nickname: The little. Vaughan, Welsh 'vychan,' little in stature, a personal name of great antiquity. Vaughn seems to be an Americanism.
The same as 'Bychan' or 'Vychan,' little, small in stature.
Origin Welsh, Irish, Belgian, Guam

Rank 837 (2000 US census) 854 (1990 US census)
Count 37,591 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.03%, or 31588 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 12.38%, or 4654 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.37%, or 139 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.49%, or 184 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.33%, or 500 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.39%, or 523 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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Ukrainian middle names

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