Ferguson

English

Alternative forms

• Fergusson, Furgason, Furgerson, Furgeson

Etymology

From Fergus +‎ -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜːɡəsən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝɡəsən/

Proper noun

Ferguson (countable and uncountable, plural Fergusons)

1. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
2. A placename.
   1. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States.
   2. A tiny city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
   3. A small home rule city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
   4. A municipality of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
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        Remember that so many of us click on links to CashApps, Venmos, PayPals, etc. to donate to bail funds, Flint Water reliefs, the next Ferguson, and the like without any thought of integrating ourselves into collective action?

   5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Ferguson effect
• Fergusonian
• Ferguson reflex

 

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 弗格森 (zh) (Fúgésēn)

• Esperanto: Fergjuson
• French: Ferguson (fr)
• Russian: Фе́ргюсо́н (ru) m or f (Férgjusón)

place name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 弗格森 (zh) (Fúgésēn)

• Russian: Фе́ргюсо́н (ru) m (Férgjusón)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferguson is the 188^th 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.

Anagrams

• foresung