Ferguson (name)

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Ferguson
Origin
Meaning"son of Fergus"
Region of originScotland
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[]

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
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