Yaughn

Yaughn Meaning & Origin

About Yaughn
The surname Yaughn is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó hEacháin," meaning "descendant of Eachán." Eachán is a personal name derived from the word "each," which means "horse." Therefore, the surname Yaughn is associated with someone who is a descendant of a person named Eachán, possibly indicating a connection to horses or horsemanship in their ancestral history.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Yaughn is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Yaughn: 179
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 100,791
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yaughn based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKN
🗽 NYSIIS
YAG
🔊 Soundex
Y0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA1 N
🌐 IPA
/yaughn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yaughn in Braille

Here's how to represent Yaughn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Yaughn in braille

How to sign the name Yaughn using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Yaughn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Yaughn in sign language

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