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.
   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

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