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There are approximately 45,598 people named Ferguson in the UK. That makes it the 179th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 722 are named Ferguson.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

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Faerguson
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Fairguson
Farguison
Fargusson
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Farghuson
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The Ferguson surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FERGUSSON. FERGUSON. The son

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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