Vaughan (surname)

Vaughan 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 and the Breton cognate Bihan. The word mutates to "fychan" () "Fychan" literally means "small", but also "junior" or "younger". (See Ednyfed Fychan for more.)
Contemporary variations indicate that Vaughn means “little friend”.
People with the surname Vaughan or Vaughn include: