Ferguson
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Fergus + -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ferguson
- Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
- A common place name
Derived terms
Translations
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferguson is the 188th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 146,426 individuals. Ferguson is most common among White (74.83%) and Black (19.19%) individuals.