Ferugson Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ferugson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferugson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ferugson Last Name Facts

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

Ferugson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferugson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ferugson are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Ferugson is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 25 percent reside, Alabama, where 15 percent reside and Virginia, where 15 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Ferugson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferugson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferugson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ferugson surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferugson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.41% less than the national average, earning R 65,556 per year and in United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fergugson941/
Forugson881/
Fericsán6315/
Farikson631/
Fericsan631/
Ferixsen631/
Forigsanh592/
Vericsson591/
Farigsanh591/
Firickson590/
Forricson590/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ferugson
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