Find out how popular the last name Fergueson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fergueson.

Fergueson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fergueson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fergueson in America

Fergueson is the 108734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fergueson surname appeared 163 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fergueson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fergueson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fergueson

The surname Fergueson has its origins in Scotland, emerging in the medieval period around the 12th century. It is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Fergus," which means "manly" or "vigorous." This name was particularly popular among clans in the Scottish Highlands, where it was often combined with the prefix "mac" (meaning son) to form the patronymic surname MacFergus or MacFergueson.

The earliest recorded instances of the Fergueson surname can be found in various Scottish historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries. For example, the name appears in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a collection of documents recording the submission of Scottish nobles to Edward I of England. Notable early bearers of the name include Fergus, son of Fergusius, who was granted lands in Ayrshire by King Robert the Bruce in the early 14th century.

As the surname spread throughout Scotland, it adopted various spellings, such as Ferguson, Fergussone, and Fergusson, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions. These variations were often influenced by the local dialects and place names where different branches of the Fergueson family settled.

One prominent historical figure with the Fergueson surname was Sir Samuel Fergueson (1590-1652), a Scottish military commander who fought in the Thirty Years' War and later served as a general in the Scottish Covenanter army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Another notable bearer of the name was James Fergusson (1808-1886), a Scottish architectural historian and writer who authored several influential works on ancient and medieval architecture.

Other significant individuals with the Fergueson surname include Adam Ferguson (1723-1816), a Scottish philosopher and historian who was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, and Sir William Fergusson (1808-1877), a Scottish surgeon and pioneer in the field of modern surgery.

Throughout its history, the Fergueson surname has been closely associated with Scotland and its rich cultural heritage, reflecting the enduring legacy of the ancient Gaelic name Fergus and its many descendants who have contributed to various fields across the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fergueson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fergueson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fergueson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fergueson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fergueson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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