Ferguson (name)
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Meaning | "son of Fergus" |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Clan Fergusson |
Ferguson is an Anglicization of the Scots Gaelic “Macfhearghus", a patronymic form of the personal name Fergus which translates as son of the angry (one).[1]
People with the Name[]
Surname[]
- Abbie Park Ferguson (1837–1919), American educator, founder of Huguenot College
- Adam Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Adele Ferguson, Australian investigative journalist
- Alan Ferguson (born 1943), Australian politician
- Alan Ferguson (director) (born 1963), American music video director
- Alex Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Amy Ferguson, American actress
- Andrew Ferguson (born 1956), American journalist
- Andy Ferguson (born 1985), Scottish footballer
- Barry Ferguson (born 1978), Scottish footballer
- Benjamin Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Blake Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bob Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Calum Ferguson (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
- Charles Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chip Ferguson, American football player
- Chris Ferguson (born 1963), American professional poker player
- Christopher Ferguson (born 1961), American astronaut
- Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr. (1924–1983), American ambassador and professor of law
- Colin Ferguson (born 1972), Canadian-born American actor
- Connie Ferguson (born 1970), South African actress, film-maker, businesswoman and producer
- Craig Ferguson (born 1962), actor and host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Daniel Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Darren Ferguson (born 1972), Scottish football player and manager
- David Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson (born 1983), American football player
- Dennis Ferguson (1948–2012), Australian convict
- Denver D. Ferguson (1895–1957), American businessman, club owner and agent.
- Derek Ferguson (born 1967), Scottish footballer
- Don Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Duncan Ferguson (born 1971), Scottish footballer
- Dwight Ferguson (born 1970), Bahamian sprint athlete
- Ego Ferguson (born 1991), American football player
- Elsie Ferguson (1883–1961), American stage and film actress
- Emma Ferguson (born 1975), British actress
- Eric Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eustace William Ferguson (1884–1927), New Zealand pathologist and entomologist
F–L[]
- Fern Ferguson, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Gary Ferguson (born 1963), American professor of French
- Gary Ferguson (nature writer) (born 1956), American writer
- Gene Ferguson (born 1947), American football player
- George Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gil Ferguson (1923–2007), American politician
- Glenn Ferguson (born 1969), Northern Irish footballer
- Glenn W. Ferguson (1929–2007), American diplomat and academic administrator
- Hannah Ferguson (born 1992), American model
- Harry Ferguson (1884–1960), Irish tractor designer and industrialist
- Heather M. Ferguson FRSE malaria vector biologist
- Helaman Ferguson (born 1940), American sculptor
- Howard Ferguson (composer) (1908–1999), British composer of Irish birth
- Howard Ferguson (1870–1946), ninth premier of Ontario, Canada
- Hughie Ferguson (1895–1930), Scottish football player
- Iain Ferguson (born 1962), Scottish football player
- Iain Ferguson (businessman) (born 1955), British businessman
- Ian Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Isaac Edward Ferguson (1888–1964), American political activist and attorney
- Jack Ferguson (1924–2002), Australian politician
- James Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jason Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jaylon Ferguson (born 1995), American football player
- Jeff Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born 1975), American actor
- Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American guitarist/composer
- John Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Julian Ferguson (1895–1965), Canadian MP
- Judith Lynn Ferguson, American–British author and chef. She is the author of 65 food-related books.
- Karen Ferguson, American lawyer
- Kathleen Ferguson (born 1958), Northern Irish writer
- Keith Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ken Ferguson (politician) (born c. 1951), American politician
- Kent Ferguson (born 1963), American diver
- Kitty Ferguson (born 1941), American science writer
- Laurie Ferguson (born 1952), Australian politician
- Lockie Ferguson (born 1991), New Zealand cricketer
- Lynn Ferguson (born 1965), Scottish actress and writer
- Lynnette Ferguson, New Zealand academic
M–Z[]
- Manie Payne Ferguson (1850–1932), Irish/American founder of the Peniel Mission and hymn-writer
- Mark Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Ferguson (born 1953), Australian politician
- Matthew Ferguson (born 1973), Canadian actor
- Max Ferguson (1924–2013), Canadian radio personality and satirist
- Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006), Canadian jazz trumpet player
- Megan Ferguson (born 1983), American actress
- Michael Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Miriam A. Ferguson (1875–1961), Governor of Texas
- Myles Ferguson (1981-2000), Canadian Actor
- Naomi Ferguson, Commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department
- Nathan Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Niall Ferguson (born 1964), Scottish historian of British imperialism and international finance
- Patricia Ferguson (born 1958), Scottish politician
- Patrick Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ralph Ferguson (1929–2020), Canadian MP
- Rebecca Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Riley Ferguson (born 1995), American football player
- Robert Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roger W. Ferguson Jr. (born 1951), American economist, former vice chair Federal Reserve
- Ronald Ferguson (economist) (born 1950), studies racial achievement gap in the United States
- Rork Scott Ferguson (born 1884), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Ryan Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Samuel Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sandy Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson, born 1959), former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- Scott Ferguson (born 1973), former Canadian National Hockey League defenseman
- Sheila Ferguson (born 1947), American lead singer of the pop group Three Degrees
- Shonel Ferguson (born 1957), Bahamian sprint athlete and long jumper
- Shona Ferguson (1974– 2021), Botswanian Actor, executive producer and co-founder of Ferguson Films
- Stephen Ferguson, Scottish musician
- Steven Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Susie Ferguson, New Zealand radio presenter
- Terrance Ferguson (born 1998), American basketball player
- Thomas Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Ferguson (born 1963), Australian comedian
- Tony Ferguson (born 1984), American MMA fighter.
- Timothy R. Ferguson (born 1955), Maryland politician
- Verell Ferguson (1859–1923), Mississippi politician
- Will Ferguson (born 1964), Canadian travel writer and novelist
- William Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
Given name[]
- Ferguson Jenkins (born 1943), Canadian MLB baseball player
- Ferguson John, Caribbean politician, minister in Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006
- Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (born 1989), Kenyan middle-distance runner
Fictional characters[]
- Ferguson Darling, fictional character on Clarissa Explains It All
- Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson, a deputy on the TV series Longmire
- Russell Ferguson, a character in Littlest Pet Shop
- Samuel Ferguson, the protagonist of Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon
- Ferguson, Winston Bishop’s pet cat in FOX’s New Girl
See also[]
- Fergie (disambiguation)
- Fergusson (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. pp. 136–137.
Categories:
- Surnames
- Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames
- Scottish surnames
- English-language surnames
- Masculine given names
- Surnames of Ulster-Scottish origin
- Patronymic surnames