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Where Does The Last Name Ferguson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ferguson (Russian: Фергусон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ferguson.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferguson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,744^th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,106 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ferguson live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ferguson is also the 115,550^th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 3,717 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 192,396 people, or 1 in 1,884. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 157 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Ferguson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ferguson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferguson last name rose 890 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 399 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 64 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 543 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferguson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ferguson surname are 14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Ferguson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.24% more than the national average, earning 495,739 kr per year; in Peru they earn 73.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,044 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.18% more than the national average, earning R 380,640 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.17% less than the national average, earning $14,037,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $42,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $51,236 CAD per year.