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Vaughan (surname)

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Meaning
  
"small"

Region of origin
  
Wales, Ireland

Vaughan /ˈvɔːn/ and Vaughn are surnames, originally Welsh, though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon. Vaughan derives from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small", and so corresponds to the English name Little. The word mutates to fychan ([ˈvəχan]) Fychan literally means "small", but also "junior" or "younger". (See Ednyfed Fychan for more.)

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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)
  • 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) is an 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 former professional 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, fictictious character in the 1890s Taxil hoax
  • Don Vaughan (born 1952), attorney and member of the North Carolina State Senate
  • Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008), African American mathematician

    • 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 Folliott Vaughan (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)
  • Hayley Vaughan, fictional character from American TV series All My Children
  • Henry Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Herbert Vaughan (1832–1903), English cardinal
  • Horace Worth Vaughan (1867–1922), American lawyer, jurist, and politician

    • I

  • Ivan Vaughan (1942–1993) introduced John Lennon to Paul McCartney

    • J

  • James Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Dame Janet Vaughan (1899–1993), British physiologist, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
  • Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), American singer
  • John Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Johnny Vaughan (born 1966), English broadcaster and journalist
  • 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
  • Kit Vaughan (born 1953), South African professor of biomedical engineering

    • M

  • Malcolm Vaughan (1929–2010), Welsh traditional pop music singer and actor
  • Margaret Vaughan (1826-1875), Irish
  • Mark Vaughan (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Megan Vaughan, British historian
  • Michael Vaughan (born 1974), English retired cricketer
  • Murray Vaughan (c.1900–1986), Canadian philanthropist

    • N

  • Nigel Vaughan (born 1959), Welsh former professional footballer
  • Norman D. Vaughan (1905–2005), American dogsled driver and explorer
  • Norman Vaughan (comedian) (1927–2002), English comedian

    • P

  • Paul Vaughan (born 1925), British journalist and radio and TV presenter
  • Peter Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • 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 (1988-), Taiwanese-British actor
  • R. M. Vaughan (born 1965), Canadian poet, novelist and playwright
  • Richard Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Robert Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Roger Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Rowland Vaughan (1559–1629), English lord and agriculturalist

    • S

  • Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), American jazz singer
  • 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
  • Thomas Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Tom Vaughan (disambiguation)
  • Tony Vaughan (born 1975), English former professional footballer
  • Sir Tudor Vaughan (1870–1929), British diplomat

    • V

  • Vernon H. Vaughan (1838–1878), American politician
  • Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American film actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian and activist

    • W

  • William Vaughan (disambiguation)

    • References

    Vaughan (surname) Wikipedia
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