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

The surname Ferugson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferugson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most common surname at a global level It is 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 widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Ferugson is mostly found in: Illinois, where 25 percent live, Alabama, where 15 percent live and Virginia, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Ferugson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferugson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferugson last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferugson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferugson last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the 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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