Fergson Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fergson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fergson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland331:113,4315,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Fergson (33) may also be a first name.

Fergson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fergson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fergson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fergson reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Fergson is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, Virginia, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Fergson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fergson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fergson surname expanded 141 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fergson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fergson surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fergson are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fergson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning $44,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fergsuon9321/
Ferrgson930/
Fergsojn930/
Feurgson930/
Firgson863/
Fergsun862/
Vergson861/
Fergsen861/
Ferkson860/
Ferquson8037/
Phergson8020/
Fergsuun801/
Ferckson801/
Fergsane800/
Ferrxsson756/
Fercsán711/
Virgson711/
Ferksen710/
Ferksan710/
Freckson674/
Frequson673/
Freksen5733/
Virkson570/
Frecksen530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fergson
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