Last Name VAUGHN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The little. Vaughan, Welsh 'vychan,' little in stature, a personal name of great antiquity. Vaughn seems to be an Americanism.
Origin Welsh, Irish

Rank 327 (2000 US census) 305 (1990 US census)
Count 85,037 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 73.63%, or 62613 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 22.02%, or 18725 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 281 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.71%, or 604 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.74%, or 1480 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.57%, or 1335 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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Russian middle names

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