Fergeson Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fergeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fergeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:764,68159,530
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5051:99,44310,106

Fergeson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fergeson (Russian: Фергесон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fergeson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fergeson is the 608,234th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. Fergeson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Fergeson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 764,681. In The United States Fergeson is most common in: Texas, where 24 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Oklahoma, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Fergeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fergeson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 6 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fergeson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fergeson surname are 25.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fergeson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.42% less than the national average, earning $38,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fergeson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fergeson in the Russian language
Фергесонfergeson-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fergeson
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