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Ferguson
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English
Alternative forms
en Fergusson Furgason Furgerson Furgeson
Etymology
From en Fergus -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɜːɡəsən/ RP
en /ˈfɝɡəsən/ GenAm
Proper noun
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en countable en given names originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
en place c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/Phillips County s/Arkansas.
en tiny city co/Marshall County s/Iowa.
en small home rule city co/Pulaski County s/Kentucky.
en Q954855en city co/St. Louis County s/Missouri c/USA.
en Too Black; Rasul A. Mowatt Conclusion https://books.google.com/books?id=cY_2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT206 Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire w:Routledge 2024 10.1201/9781003453987-11 9781032592824 Remember that so many of us click on links to CashApps, Venmos, PayPals, etc. to donate to bail funds, Flint Water reliefs, the next Ferguson, and the like without any thought of integrating ourselves into collective action?
en unincorporated community co/Wayne County s/West Virginia.
en comm rdist/Central Kootenay p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en rural locality shire:Pref/Dardanup s/Western Australia.
en locality shire:Pref/Colac Otway south western s/Victoria c/Australia
Derived terms
en Ferguson effect Ferguson reflex Fergusonian fergusonite
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 弗格森 Fúgésēn
Esperanto: eo Fergjuson
French: fr Ferguson
Russian: ru Фе́ргюсо́н m f
Thai: th เฟอร์กูสัน foekusan
place name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 弗格森
Russian: ru Фе́ргюсо́н m
Thai: th เฟอร์กูสัน foekusan
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferguson is the 188th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 146,426 individuals. Ferguson is most common among White (74.83%) and Black (19.19%) individuals.
Anagrams
en efgnorsu foresung