Vaughan /ˈvÉ”Ën/ 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.
Contribute your knowledge to the name Von In German, Von is a preposition that means "of" (belonging to) or "from." In German family names, it was originally used to indicate a place of origin and/or nobility. Famous real-life people named Von: | Edit.