How common is the last name Vaughan?

37,970 people in the United States have the last name Vaughan, about 1 in 7,872. It ranks #906 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VAUGHAN

#906

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
37,970
About
1 in 7,872
This common or more
38.6%
Who bears it

Of the 37,970 people with the last name Vaughan, 79.4% reported their origin as White, 12.2% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Vaughan

#904 Peck · 38,039#905 Boyle · 38,028#907 Landry · 37,904#908 Bernard · 37,873

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Vaughan, most common first.

#370 Vaughn · 83,826#115,686 Vaghani · 160#121,361 Vaughen · 150#127,013 Vaugn · 141

Also a first name

As a first name, Vaughan ranks #10,246 of 53,615, with 1,310 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2006, with 34 births. See Vaughan as a first name

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