Fergus Surname
Approximately 6,553 people bear this surname
Fergus Surname Definition:
Gaelic Fearghus, Middle Gaelic. Feargus, Fergus, Olr. Fergus (grandfather of S. Columba). The name is cognate with Cymric Guir-gwst, Old Bret. Uuorgost, and Pictish Forcua. The Pictish form is also found on the inscribed monument at St. Vigeans in Angus, and the writer of the unique Gaelic charter of 1408 writes it Fercos.
Read More About This SurnameFergus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,991 | 1:121,183 | 12,948 |
| England | 908 | 1:61,364 | 7,239 |
| Australia | 478 | 1:56,476 | 6,885 |
| Scotland | 424 | 1:12,627 | 1,678 |
| New Zealand | 377 | 1:12,011 | 2,090 |
| Canada | 316 | 1:116,600 | 12,375 |
| Ireland | 282 | 1:16,698 | 1,833 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 178 | 1:633 | 139 |
| South Africa | 85 | 1:637,385 | 47,411 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 74 | 1:18,432 | 2,206 |
| Panama | 60 | 1:65,204 | 2,877 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 33 | 1:3,345 | 560 |
| Montserrat | 33 | 1:150 | 32 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20 | 1:2,760 | 392 |
| Barbados | 17 | 1:16,909 | 980 |
| British Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:1,975 | 263 |
| Saint Lucia | 15 | 1:11,919 | 1,145 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 300 | 1:14,766 | 1,897 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 451 | 1:8,300 | 1,121 |
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 296 | 1:169,658 | 15,313 |
The alternate forms: Férgus (1) are calculated separately.
Fergus (12,502) may also be a first name.
Fergus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gaelic Fearghus, Middle Gaelic. Feargus, Fergus, Olr. Fergus (grandfather of S. Columba). The name is cognate with Cymric Guir-gwst, Old Bret. Uuorgost, and Pictish Forcua. The Pictish form is also found on the inscribed monument at St. Vigeans in Angus, and the writer of the unique Gaelic charter of 1408 writes it Fercos. In the list of Pictish kings (CPS., p. 7, 8) it is also written Urguist, Wirguist, and Wrguist. It means 'super choice,' from Ver-gustu-s, the suffix being the same as in the personal name Angus, which see. It is now rare as a surname having been corrupted to Ferries, etc. James Fergus, burgess of Culross, 1582 (Pitftrrane, 776). See Macferkies and Mackerras.
(Celtic) Manly Strength or Keen Man [Celt, forms Feargus, Fearghus— Gaelic and Irish fear, a man + gus, strength, valour; sharp, keen]
Ó Fearghuis The name of two Connacht septs: (a) A medical family with O’Malleys and (b) an ecclesiastical family in Leitrim. The name has become Ferris in Kerry. MIF 107; Map Mayo; Plate MIF
Ó Fearghuis The name of two Connacht septs: (a) A medical family with O’Malleys and (b) an ecclesiastical family in Leitrim. The name has become Ferris in Kerry. MIF 107; Map Mayo; Plate MIF
(Scottish) The son of Fergus (manly strength, or super choice).
A Scottish saint (whence St. Fergus in Aberdeenshire)-Gaelic etymologists deduce the name from fear, a man, and eas, hardiness-energy-a man of hardy, energetic character.
(Gaelic and Celtic.) A fierce or brave chieftain, from Fear, man, and guth, a voice or word, that is, the man of the word, a commander of an army. Some suppose the first Fergus was so named from Fairghe, the sea, on account of his large navy; others, from his raging like the sea in battle. Feargach, fiery.
From St. Fergus; a location name in Banff.
Fergus Demographics
Average Fergus Salary in
United States
$46,537 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fergus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fergus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fergus (Russian: Фергус) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Férgus. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fergus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 74,980th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,112,093 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fergus are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fergus is also the 52,702nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 12,502 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,991 people, or 1 in 121,183. In The United States Fergus is mostly found in: Illinois, where 11 percent are found, Nevada, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Fergus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fergus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 882 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 6 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fergus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Fergus surname is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fergus last name are 8.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.59% registered with the party.
The amount Fergus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning 346,408 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning R 228,480 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,292 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fergus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fergus in the Russian language | ||
| Фергус | fergus | - |
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Footnotes
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