Ferguson is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ferguson
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

The son of Fergus, which see. This ancient family, characterized as
"A line that has struggled for freedom with Bruce,"
trace themselves uninterruptedly from Jon kine Fergusson, lord of Craigdarrock in 1298. B.L.G.

Lastname is a variant form of Fergusson. The son of Fergus, which see. This ancient family, characterized as
"A line that has struggled for freedom with Bruce,"
trace themselves uninterruptedly from Jon kine Fergusson, lord of Craigdarrock in 1298. B.L.G.

The lastname is variation of the Farguson. See Ferguson or Farquharson - The son of Fergus, which see. This ancient family, characterized as
"A line that has struggled for freedom with Bruce,"
trace themselves uninterruptedly from Jon kine Fergusson, lord of Craigdarrock in 1298. B.L.G.

The son of Fergus meaning manly strength, or super choice.

Ferguson is variant of Fergusson. Very ancient in Ayrshire. King Robert I granted lands in that shire to an ancestor, Fergusio Fergusii filio.

How popular is Ferguson?

Ferguson is common in United States, Canada, Australia, England, Scotland, Bahamas, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Wales, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Belize, Panama, Guyana, Grenada, Brazil, Liberia, Spain, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Philippines, Fiji, Zimbabwe, Botswana, France, Singapore, Costa Rica, Saint Lucia.

Ferguson is ranked 1745 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ferguson bearers increased by 2.93 per cent in 2010 US census to 146426 since 2000, the surname slipped by 15 spots and ranked at 188. The last name was found in around 5 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.83 77.54
Black 19.19 18.05
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.71
Others 2.23 1.66
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62 0.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.44
Ferguson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 315350 people have been found who wears Ferguson as their family name. Ferguson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Ferguson:
167 United States192,349
Countries with ten thousands of Ferguson:
115 Canada25,988
108 Australia24,611
298 England23,943
36 Scotland16,381
Countries with thousands of Ferguson:
8 Bahamas6,401
94 Jamaica5,317
43 Northern Ireland4,348
156 New Zealand3,239
2,274 South Africa2,999
510 Ireland1,691
Countries with hundreds of Ferguson:
495 Wales679
15,683 Nigeria640
392 Trinidad and Tobago593
19,447 Thailand551
151 Belize498
922 Panama376
609 Guyana231
97 Grenada216
35,840 Brazil211
2,099 Liberia211
15,107 Spain204
36,740 Germany203
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
14,424 Netherlands194
60,943 Philippines190
899 Fiji189
13,887 Zimbabwe157
3,103 Botswana138
67,982 France138
1,908 Singapore111
1,073 Costa Rica109
309 Saint Lucia104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
32,722 Argentina99
3,849 Guatemala79
180 Isle of Man76
1,814 Honduras74
3,432 Bahrain73
26,665 Japan70
6,835 Portugal66
12,477 Switzerland66
10,904 Sweden63
6,481 Dominican Republic62
251 Jersey59
11,429 Ghana57
13,033 Norway54
156,501 Russia51
103 Turks and Caicos Islands51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
22,257 Mexico44
273 Bermuda39
13,026 Denmark38
400 Guernsey37
508 United States Virgin Islands37
2,030 China36
10,328 Ecuador36
3,036 Hong Kong30
14,967 Kuwait29
43,971 Belgium27
49,681 Malaysia26
820 Barbados25
908 Guam25
377,978 India25
5,757 Cuba22
267,290 Indonesia22
48,900 Papua New Guinea22
624 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21
100,309 Italy19
489 Cayman Islands17
49,801 Austria16
2,908 Madagascar16
23,347 Venezuela16
641 South Korea15
476 Saint Kitts and Nevis14
113 Anguilla12
26,891 Qatar12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
50,646 Israel11
3,850 Nicaragua11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
89,832 Kazakhstan9
1,431 American Samoa8
30,910 Chile8
26,217 Estonia8
62,289 Egypt7
34,489 Peru7
73,078 Slovakia7
15,196 Solomon Islands7
20,863 Azerbaijan6
23,614 Colombia6
125 Falkland Islands6
41,832 Finland6
991 Gibraltar6
89,049 Greece6
156,558 Poland6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Samuel Ferguson worked as farmer and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for Ohio from Liverpool on Arabella and arrived on May 14, 1846. Farmer Joseph Ferguson, Farmer Mary Ferguson, John Ferguson, aged 14, 16 years old William Ferguson, Chas. Ferguson, aged 20, 20 years old Ellen Ferguson, Saddler Alexander Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, and 314 other Ferguson around 39.1% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and joiner, weaver, spinster, mason, plasterer, clerk, mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

Anna Ferguson was 28 years old when she migrated to USA on August 24, 1853. She lived in Germany where she worked as farmer and took Edward Everett from London. Jno. Ferguson (32) Artist, 38 years old Arne Ferguson, Elli Ferguson (36), 9 years old Forger Ferguson, 4 years old Margaret Ferguson, 18 years old Emmy Ferguson, Helen Ferguson (28), Henry Ferguson (21) Merchant, and 11 other Ferguson around 30.77% of whom were laborer while others worked as merchant migrated to US from Havre, Liverpool and Bremen.

Ferguson Namesakes

  • Niels Ferguson, Dutch cryptographer and consultant
  • Trevor Ferguson, a
  • Ralph Ferguson, Canadian farmer and former politician
  • Ruby Ferguson, British writer of popular fiction
  • Sinclair Ferguson, Scottish theologian known
  • Tom R. Ferguson, world champion rodeo cowboy
  • Abbie Park Ferguson, was founder and president of Huguenot College
  • Gary Ferguson, Douglas Huntly Gordon Distinguished Professor of French at the University of Virginia
  • Steven Ferguson, sprint canoeist
  • Susan J. Ferguson, Associate Professor of sociology at Grinnell College
  • Max Ferguson, Canadian radio personality and satirist
  • Thomas William Ferguson, American medical doctor, educator, and author
  • Jesse Babcock Ferguson, American Christian preacher
  • Otis Ferguson, American writer best remembered for his music and film reviews in 'The New Republic'
  • Dick Ferguson, driver in the CART Championship Car series
  • Charles A. Ferguson, American linguist
  • Samuel David Ferguson, episcopalchurch
  • Claire Waters Ferguson, began skating at a young age and became a judge at age 16
  • Frances Ferguson, literary and cultural theorist
  • Donald F. Ferguson, vice president and CTO for software at Dell
  • Homer L. Ferguson, author and businessman
  • Richard Ferguson, English highwayman who
  • Hugh Ferguson, Scottish Unionist Party politician
  • Graeme Ferguson, Canadian filmmaker and inventor
  • Desmond Ferguson, American professional basketball player currently with the Halifax Rainmen of the PBL
  • Harold S. Ferguson, Scottish zoologist
  • Lorne Ferguson, professional ice hockey left winger
  • Mephan Ferguson, Australian manufacturer
  • G. E. Ferguson, Fante civil servant
  • Kitty Ferguson, American science writer, lecturer
  • Fenner Ferguson, Delegate
  • Milton J. Ferguson, American librarian
  • Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Niall Ferguson, British historian and works as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution
  • Annette Ferguson, Scottish observational astronomer
  • Harry Ferguson, Irish-born British mechanic and inventor
  • Christopher Ferguson, Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut
  • Alex Ferguson, Scottish former football manager and player
  • Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader
  • Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
  • Howard Ferguson, ninth Premier of Ontario, Canada from 1923 to 1930
  • Laurie Ferguson, Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives
  • Martin Ferguson, Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Patrick Ferguson, Scottish officer in the British Army
  • Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator from Michigan
  • Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet, barrister, antiquarian
  • Barry Ferguson, Scottish football coach, former player and pundit
  • Duncan Ferguson, is Scottish football player and coach
  • Miriam A. Ferguson, first female Governor of Texas
  • Will Ferguson, Canadian travel writer and novelist best
  • Jesse Ferguson, retired American boxer
  • Chris Ferguson, American professional poker player
  • James E. Ferguson, James Edward Ferguson Jr
  • Elsie Ferguson, American stage and film actress
  • Ben Ferguson, American radio talk show host

Ferguson Namesakes

  • Niels Ferguson, Dutch cryptographer and consultant
  • Trevor Ferguson, a
  • Ralph Ferguson, Canadian farmer and former politician
  • Ruby Ferguson, British writer of popular fiction
  • Sinclair Ferguson, Scottish theologian known
  • Tom R. Ferguson, world champion rodeo cowboy
  • Abbie Park Ferguson, was founder and president of Huguenot College
  • Gary Ferguson, Douglas Huntly Gordon Distinguished Professor of French at the University of Virginia
  • Steven Ferguson, sprint canoeist
  • Susan J. Ferguson, Associate Professor of sociology at Grinnell College
  • Max Ferguson, Canadian radio personality and satirist
  • Thomas William Ferguson, American medical doctor, educator, and author
  • Jesse Babcock Ferguson, American Christian preacher
  • Otis Ferguson, American writer best remembered for his music and film reviews in 'The New Republic'
  • Dick Ferguson, driver in the CART Championship Car series
  • Charles A. Ferguson, American linguist
  • Samuel David Ferguson, episcopalchurch
  • Claire Waters Ferguson, began skating at a young age and became a judge at age 16
  • Frances Ferguson, literary and cultural theorist
  • Donald F. Ferguson, vice president and CTO for software at Dell
  • Homer L. Ferguson, author and businessman
  • Richard Ferguson, English highwayman who
  • Hugh Ferguson, Scottish Unionist Party politician
  • Graeme Ferguson, Canadian filmmaker and inventor
  • Desmond Ferguson, American professional basketball player currently with the Halifax Rainmen of the PBL
  • Harold S. Ferguson, Scottish zoologist
  • Lorne Ferguson, professional ice hockey left winger
  • Mephan Ferguson, Australian manufacturer
  • G. E. Ferguson, Fante civil servant
  • Kitty Ferguson, American science writer, lecturer
  • Fenner Ferguson, Delegate
  • Milton J. Ferguson, American librarian
  • Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Niall Ferguson, British historian and works as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution
  • Annette Ferguson, Scottish observational astronomer
  • Harry Ferguson, Irish-born British mechanic and inventor
  • Christopher Ferguson, Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut
  • Alex Ferguson, Scottish former football manager and player
  • Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader
  • Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
  • Howard Ferguson, ninth Premier of Ontario, Canada from 1923 to 1930
  • Laurie Ferguson, Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives
  • Martin Ferguson, Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Patrick Ferguson, Scottish officer in the British Army
  • Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator from Michigan
  • Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet, barrister, antiquarian
  • Barry Ferguson, Scottish football coach, former player and pundit
  • Duncan Ferguson, is Scottish football player and coach
  • Miriam A. Ferguson, first female Governor of Texas
  • Will Ferguson, Canadian travel writer and novelist best
  • Jesse Ferguson, retired American boxer
  • Chris Ferguson, American professional poker player
  • James E. Ferguson, James Edward Ferguson Jr
  • Elsie Ferguson, American stage and film actress
  • Ben Ferguson, American radio talk show host

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