Vaughan (surname)
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| Meaning | "little" |
| Region of origin | Wales, Ireland |
Vaughan is a surname, originally Welsh though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon[1] It derives from the Welsh word "bychan", meaning small. The word mutates to fychan (and pronounced 'vuh-chan'), and so corresponds to the English name Little. People with the surname Vaughan include:
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[edit] B
- Benjamin Vaughan, British politician
- Benjamin Vaughan (bishop), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
- Benji Vaughan
- Bernard Vaughan
- Brian K. Vaughan
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[edit] D
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[edit] F
- Frankie Vaughan (1928–1999), British singer
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[edit] H
- Henry Vaughan
- Henry Vaughan (1721-1754)
- Henry Vaughan (architect)
- Herbert Vaughan, cardinal
- Horace Worth Vaughan
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[edit] J
- James Vaughan (footballer born 1986)
- James Vaughan (footballer born 1988)
- James David Vaughan (1864–1941), founder of gospel music
- Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), singer
- Jodi Vaughan (born 1950), musician
- John Vaughan (disambiguation), several people including:
- John Griffith Vaughan (1926–2005), botanist
- John Stephen Vaughan (born 1853), bishop
- John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (1639–1713), governor of Jamaica
- Johnny Vaughan (born 1966), journalist
- Justin Vaughan (born 1967), New Zealand Cricket executive
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[edit] L
[edit] M
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- Norman D. Vaughan
- Norman Vaughan (comedian) (1927–2002), British comedian
[edit] P
- Peter Vaughan
- Peter Vaughan-Clarke
- Philip Vaughan - inventor of ball bearing
[edit] R
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer
- R. M. Vaughan
- Richard Vaughan (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Vaughan (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Vaughan
- Roger William Bede Vaughan
[edit] S
[edit] T
- Thomas Vaughan (soldier) (c. 1410-1483), Welsh soldier, diplomat, and chamberlain to the eldest son of King Edward IV
- Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) (1621–1666), Welsh
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[edit] W
- William Vaughan (Welsh writer and colonial investor)
- William Vaughan (philanthropist), 16th century
- William Wirt Vaughan, 19th century member of the United States House of Representatives
- W. Harry Vaughan, founder and first director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
- William E. Vaughan, American columnist and author
[edit] References
- ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1985). Irish families: Their Names, Arms, and Origins. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-0716523642.
[edit] See also
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