| Origin | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Notable 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 (politician) (born 1943), Australian politician
- Alan Ferguson (director) (born 1963), American music video director
- Alejandro Ferguson (born 1978), Argentine cricketer
- Alex Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alphonso Ferguson (died 1946), African American man killed by white police officer
- Amos Ferguson (1920–2009), Bahamian folk artist
- 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
- Caleb Ferguson (born 1996), American baseball player
- 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
- Cool John Ferguson (born 1953), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Craig Ferguson (born 1962), Scottish-born American comedian, actor, writer, and television host
- Daniel Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Darnell Ferguson (born 1987), American chef and restaurateur
- 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
- Evan Joe Ferguson (born 2004), Ireland, Professional Footballer
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, 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
- Jake Ferguson (born 1999), American football player
- 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
- 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
- Lena Santos Ferguson (1928–2004), American secretary, civil rights activist, and clubwoman
- 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 (footballer) (born 1942), Scottish football player, manager and scout
- Martin Ferguson (politician) (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
- Pablo Ferguson (born 1981), Argentine cricketer
- Patricia Ferguson (born 1958), Scottish politician
- Patrick Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Priah Ferguson (born 2006), American child actor
- Ralph Ferguson (1929–2020), Canadian MP
- Rebecca Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Richard Ferguson, multiple people
- Riley Ferguson (born 1995), American football player
- Robert Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roger W. Ferguson Jr. (born 1951), American economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair
- Ronald Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rork Scott Ferguson (1884–1955), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Ryan Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Samuel Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sandy Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sarah Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Ferguson (born 1973), Canadian National Hockey League defenseman
- Scott Ferguson, American film and television producer
- 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), Botswanan actor, executive producer and co-founder of Ferguson Films
- Fergie (born Stacy Ann Ferguson in 1975), American singer-songwriter and actress
- 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
- Wilburn Ferguson (1905–1998), American alternative medicine researcher
Given name
- Ferguson Jenkins (born 1942), 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
- Robert Ferguson, a character in the Sherlock Holmes short story The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
- 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
- Mr. Ferguson, a character in Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
See also
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.
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