Vaughan (surname)
Vaughan and Vaughn are surnames, originally Welsh, though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon.[1] Vaughan derives from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small", and so corresponds to the English name Little and the Breton cognate Bihan. The word mutates to fychan (Welsh: [ˈvəχan]) Fychan literally means "small", but also "junior" or "younger". (See Ednyfed Fychan for more.) Contemporary variations indicate that Vaughn means “little friend”.
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɔːn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Welsh |
| Meaning | small, junior or younger |
| Region of origin | Wales, Ireland |
People with the surname Vaughan or Vaughn include:
A
- Adam Vaughan (born c.1961), Canadian politician
- Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr. (1830–1899), American civil engineer, planter, soldier and writer
- Alden Vaughan, American historian)
- Andrew Vaughn (baseball) (born 1998), American professional baseball player
- Anne Vaughan, Countess of Carbery (1663–1689/90)
- Arky Vaughan (1912–1952), American professional baseball player
- Arthur Owen Vaughan (1863–1919), English-born writer, soldier and Welsh nationalist
B
- Benjamin Vaughan (1751–1835), British politician
- Benjamin Vaughan (bishop) (1917–2003), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales
- Benji Vaughan, British psychedelic trance and psybient musician
- Bernard Vaughan (1847–1922), English Roman Catholic clergyman
- Bernard Vaughan (actor) (early 20th century), British silent film actor
- Bob Vaughan (born 1945), British mathematician
- Brian K. Vaughan (born 1976), American comic book and television writer
- Bruce Vaughan (born 1956), American professional golfer
- Byrde M. Vaughan (1862–1941), American lawyer and politician
C
- Charles John Vaughan (1816–1897), English scholar and churchman
- Clyde Vaughan, American basketball coach and player
- Colin Vaughan (1931–2000), Canadian television journalist, architect, urban activist and politician
- Crawford Vaughan (1874–1947), Australian politician, Premier of South Australia 1915–1917
D
- Daniel Vaughan (1897–1975), Irish politician and farmer
- David Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Denis Vaughan (born 1926), Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalist
- Diana Vaughan, fictitious character in the 1890s Taxil hoax
- Don Vaughan (North Carolina politician) (born 1952), attorney and North Carolina State Senator
- Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008), African American mathematician
- Dustin Vaughan (born 1991), American football player
E
- Edwin Campion Vaughan (1897–1931), British Army officer and diarist
F
- Frankie Vaughan (1928–1999), British singer
G
- Genevieve Vaughan (born 1939), American expatriate semiotician, peace activist, feminist, and philanthropist
- Gerard Vaughan (British politician) (1923–2003), British psychiatrist and politician
- Greg Vaughan (born 1973), American actor
H
- Hal Vaughan (1928–2013), American author based in France
- Harp Vaughan (1903–1978), American football player
- Harry Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Farmer Vaughn (Harry Francis Vaughn, 1864–1914), baseball player
- Harry Vaughan (American football) (1883–1951), head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes
- Harry H. Vaughan (1893–1981), White House military aide during the Truman administration
- W. Harry Vaughan (1900–?), founder of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Hayley Vaughan, fictional character from American TV series All My Children
- Henry Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Henry Vaughan (MP for Bristol), in 1486, MP for Bristol (UK Parliament constituency)
- Henry Vaughan (fl.1597), MP for Carmarthen Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
- Sir Henry Vaughan (Welsh politician, born by 1586) (by 1586–1660/61), Welsh MP and Royalist military leader during the English Civil War
- Sir Henry Vaughan (Welsh politician, born 1613) (1613–1676), MP for Carmarthenshire, 1668–1679, and Royalist during the English Civil War
- Sir Henry Halford Vaughan (1811–1885), historian
- Henry Vaughan (architect) (1845–1917), mainly designed churches
- Henry F. Vaughan, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1941–1959
- Henry Earle Vaughan (1912–1978), American telephony engineer
- Herbert Vaughan (1832–1903), English cardinal
- Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan (1870–1948), Welsh author and historian
- Horace Worth Vaughan (1867–1922), American lawyer, jurist, and politician
I
- Ivan Vaughan (1942–1993), introduced John Lennon to Paul McCartney
J
- James Vaughan (priest), Dean of Achonry, Ireland, from 1662 to 1683
- James David Vaughan (1864–1941), American musician
- James Churchill Vaughan (1893–1937), Nigerian physician
- James H. Vaughan (1934–1996), Canadian politician
- James Vaughan (footballer, born 1986), English right-back
- James Vaughan (footballer, born 1988), English striker
- Dame Janet Vaughan (1899–1993), British physiologist, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
- Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), American guitarist and singer
- John Vaughan (disambiguation)
- John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery (1574/75–1634), Welsh courtier and MP for Carmarthenshire 1601, 1621
- John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (1639–1713), Governor of Jamaica and President of the Royal Society, MP for Carmarthen 1661 and Carmarthenshire 1679–86
- John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne (1667–1721)
- John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne (1695–1741), MP for Cardiganshire 1727–34
- John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne (1769–1831), MP for Cardigan 1796–1818
- John Vaughan, 8th Earl of Lisburne (1918–2014)
- John Vaughan (architect), American architect active in 1891 in Salt Lake City, Utah
- John Vaughan (Australian politician) (1879–1955), Attorney-General of South Australia
- John Vaughan (bishop) (1853–1925), English Catholic bishop
- John Vaughan (British Army officer, born 1871) (1871–1956), British cavalry officer in WWI
- John Vaughan (by 1553-97 or later), MP for Pembroke 1594, 1586
- John Vaughan (cricketer) (born 1945), Canadian cricketer
- John Vaughan (1693–1765), MP for Carmarthenshire 1745–54
- John Vaughan (East India Company officer) (1778–1830), British officer
- Sir John Vaughan (British Army officer, died 1795) (c. 1731–1795), MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1774–95
- John Vaughan (Canon of Windsor) (died 1499), Canon of Windsor
- Sir John Vaughan (chief justice) (1603–1674), MP for Cardigan 1628–45 and Cardiganshire 1661–68
- John Vaughan (died 1574), MP for Carmarthen Boroughs, 1558 and Carmarthenshire, 1572
- John Vaughan (died 1577), MP for Herefordshire, Horsham, Surrey, Petersfield, Bletchingley, Hedon, Northumberland, Dartmouth and Grantham
- John Vaughan (died 1804) (c. 1752–1804) MP for Carmarthenshire, 1779–1804
- John Vaughan (footballer, born 1856) (1856–1935), Welsh international footballer
- John Vaughan (footballer, born 1964), goalkeeper with Fulham, Lincoln City and others
- Sir John Vaughan (governor) (died 1643), military governor of Derry, MP for County Donegal
- John Vaughan (ironmaster) (1799–1868), British ironmaster and mayor of Middlesbrough
- John Vaughan (MP for Merioneth), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654
- John Vaughan (MP for Montgomery) (c. 1654–c. 1713), British MP for Montgomery 1701–05
- John Vaughan (plant scientist) (1926–2005), British food scientist
- Sir John Vaughan (puisne judge) (1768–1839), baron of the Exchequer and justice of the Common Pleas
- John Vaughan (wine merchant) (1756–1841), treasurer and librarian of the American Philosophical Society
- John Henry Vaughan (1892–1965), lawyer and ornithologist; Attorney General of Zanzibar and of Fiji
- John Owen Vaughan (1863–1952), Welsh international footballer
- Johnny Vaughan (born 1966), English broadcaster and journalist
- John Vaughan (naturalist) (1855–1922), Canon of Winchester, Rector of Droxford and naturalist
- Johnny Vaughan (born 1966), English broadcaster and journalist
- Jon the Dentist, British music record producer
- Justin Vaughan (born 1967), English-New Zealand doctor and cricket executive
K
- Kaye Vaughan (born 1931), Canadian football player
- Keith Vaughan (1912–1977), British painter
- Kenny Vaughan, American guitarist
- Kit Vaughan (born 1953), South African professor of biomedical engineering
M
- Malcolm Vaughan (1929–2010), Welsh traditional pop music singer and actor
- Mark Vaughan (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Martin Vaughan (born 1931), Australian actor
- Megan Vaughan, British historian
- Michael Vaughan (born 1974), English cricketer
- Murray Vaughan (c.1900–1986), Canadian philanthropist
N
- Nigel Vaughan (born 1959), Welsh professional footballer
- Norman D. Vaughan (1905–2005), American dogsled driver and explorer
- Norman Vaughan (comedian) (1927–2002), English comedian
P
- Paul Vaughan (1925–2014), British journalist and radio and TV presenter
- P. W. Vaughan (1871–1945), Australian bank manager
- Peter Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Peter Vaughan (1923–2016), British character actor.
- Peter Vaughan (bishop) (1930–2020), Bishop of Ramsbury in the Church of England
- Peter Rolfe Vaughan (1935–2008), British academic
- Peter Vaughan (priest) (1770–1825), Dean of Chester, 1820–1826
- Peter Vaughan (police officer) (born 1962), Chief Constable of South Wales Police
- Peter Vaughan-Clarke (born 1957), British actor
- Philip Vaughan (18th century), Welsh inventor of the ball bearing
R
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer
- Rhydian Vaughan (born 1988), Taiwanese-British actor
- Rice Vaughan (died c. 1672), Anglo-Welsh lawyer and economist
- Richard Vaughan (disambiguation)
- R. M. Vaughan (born 1965), Canadian poet, novelist and playwright
- Robert Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Roger Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Rowland Vaughan (disambiguation)
S
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), American jazz singer
- Scipio Vaughan (1784–1840), American artisan
- Scooter Vaughan (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Stephen Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), American guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Stoll Vaughan, American singer-songwriter
T
- Terri Vaughan, American economist
- Terri_J._Vaughn, American actress
- Thomas Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Tom Vaughan (disambiguation)
- Tony Vaughan (born 1975), English footballer
- Sir Tudor Vaughan (1870–1929), British diplomat
V
- Vernon H. Vaughan (1838–1878), American politician
- Victor C. Vaughan (1851–1929), American physician, medical researcher, and AMA President
- Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American film actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian and activist
See also
References
- MacLysaght, Edward (1985). Irish families: Their Names, Arms, and Origins. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-7165-2364-2.
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