Pherguson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Pherguson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pherguson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pherguson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pherguson is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pherguson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pherguson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Pherguson reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pherguson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Jamaica, where 13 percent are found.

Pherguson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pherguson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pherguson last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pherguson Last Name Statistics demography

Pherguson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pherguson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis