Forguson Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

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

Forguson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forguson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Forguson Last Name Facts

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

Forguson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forguson? popularity and diffusion

Forguson is the 718,674th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forguson are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Forguson is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States it is most common in: Nevada, where 27 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States Forguson exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Costa Rica, where 0 percent live.

Forguson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forguson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forguson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forguson last name are 20.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Forguson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.82% less than the national average, earning $36,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.16% more than the national average, earning $74,107 CAD per year.

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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 Forguson
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