Ferguson.
A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.
A place in the United States: A tiny city in Marshall County, Iowa.
A place in the United States: A small home rule city in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
A place in the United States: A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
A community in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.
A rural locality in the Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia.
A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia
Where this word comes from
From Fergus + -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".
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