Farguson Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Farguson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farguson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
England631:884,41445,970
Canada621:594,28449,093
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Farguson (19) may also be a first name.

Farguson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farguson Come From? nationality or country of origin

Farguson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farguson? popularity and diffusion

Farguson is the 823,466th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Farguson live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 19 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Farguson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farguson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farguson last name rose 182 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farguson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Farguson surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farguson last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farguson earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning $40,042 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farguson
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