McPherson

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Ferson, MacPherson, McPhearson, Pherson

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/

Proper noun

McPherson (countable and uncountable, plural McPhersons)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States.

Derived terms

• McPherson County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McPherson is the 965^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36125 individuals. McPherson is most common among White (73.35%) and Black/African American (20.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McPherson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.