Ferguson (name)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of Fergus" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Clan Fergusson |
Ferguson is an Anglicization of the Scots Gaelic “Macfhearghus", a patronymic form of the personal name Fergus which translates as son of the angry (one). [1]
People with the Name
Surname
A–E
- Abbie Park Ferguson (1837–1919), American educator, founder of Huguenot College
- Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian
- Adele Ferguson, Australian investigative journalist
- Alan Ferguson, Australian politician
- Alex Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Alex Ferguson (born 1941), Scottish football manager (Manchester United, 1986–2013)
- Amy Ferguson, American actress
- Andrew Ferguson, American journalist
- Andy Ferguson, Scottish football player (Dundee)
- Art Ferguson (1944–2016), professionally known as Charlie Tuna, American radio and TV personality
- Barry Ferguson, Scottish football player (Rangers)
- Benjamin Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Blake Ferguson, Australian footballer
- Blake Ferguson (American football) (born 1997), American football player
- Bob Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Calum Ferguson, Canadian soccer player
- Charles Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Charles A. Ferguson (1921–1998), American sociolinguist
- Charles Frederick Ferguson, Canadian MP
- Chip Ferguson, American football player
- Chris Ferguson, American professional poker player
- Christopher Ferguson, American astronaut
- Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr. (1924–1983), American ambassador and professor of law
- Colin Ferguson (born 1972), Canadian-born American actor
- Connie Ferguson (born 1970), South African actress, film-maker, businesswoman and producer
- Craig Ferguson, actor and host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Danny Ferguson (Scottish footballer)
- Danny Ferguson, Welsh football player
- Darold Ferguson, American hip hop recording artist
- Darren Ferguson, Scottish football player and manager
- David Ferguson (disambiguation)
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, American football player
- Dennis Ferguson, Australian convict
- Denver D. Ferguson, American businessman, club owner and agent.
- Derek Ferguson, Scottish football player (Hearts, Sunderland)
- Don Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Duncan Ferguson, Scottish football player (Everton)
- Dwight Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete
- Elsie Ferguson (1883–1961), American stage and film actress
- Eric Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Eustace William Ferguson, New Zealand pathologist and entomologist
F–L
- Fern Ferguson, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Gary Ferguson, American professor of French
- Gene Ferguson, retired American football player
- George Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Gil Ferguson, American politician
- Harry Ferguson, Irish tractor designer and industrialist
- Helaman Ferguson, American sculptor
- Howard Ferguson (composer) (1908–1999), British composer of Irish birth
- Howard Ferguson (1870–1946), ninth premier of Ontario, Canada
- Hughie Ferguson, Scottish football player
- Iain Ferguson, Scottish football player
- Ian Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Isaac Edward Ferguson (1888–1964), American political activist and attorney
- Isaac Edward Ferguson (1888–1964), Canadian political activist and attorney
- James Ferguson (disambiguation)
- James E. Ferguson (1871–1944), Governor of Texas
- Jason Ferguson, American football player
- Jaylon Ferguson (born 1995), American football player
- Jeff Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, American actor
- Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American guitarist/composer
- John Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Julian Harcourt Ferguson, Canadian MP
- Judith Lynn Ferguson, American–British author and chef. She is the author of 65 food-related books.
- Kathleen Ferguson (born 1958), Northern Irish writer
- Keith Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Ken Ferguson (politician) (born c. 1951), American politician
- Kent Ferguson, American diver
- Kevin Ferguson (Kimbo Slice), American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Kitty Ferguson, American science writer
- Laurie Ferguson, Australian politician
- Lynn Ferguson, Scottish actress and writer
M–Z
- Manie Payne Ferguson (1850–1932), Irish/American founder of the Peniel Mission and hymn-writer
- Mark Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Martin Ferguson, Australian politician
- Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor
- Max Ferguson (1924–2013), Canadian radio personality and satirist
- Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpet player
- Megan Ferguson, American actress
- Michael Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Mike Ferguson (New Jersey politician), New Jersey politician
- Miriam A. Ferguson (1875–1961), Governor of Texas
- Naomi Ferguson, Commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department
- Nathan Ferguson (footballer, born 1995), English football player
- Nathan Ferguson (footballer, born 2000), English football player
- Niall Ferguson (born 1964), Scottish historian of British imperialism and international finance
- Patricia Ferguson, Scottish politician (MSP for Glasgow Maryhill)
- Patrick Ferguson, Scottish officer in the British army during the American Revolutionary War; inventor of the Ferguson Rifle
- Ralph Ferguson, Canadian MP
- Rebecca Ferguson (singer), English singer
- Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress
- Riley Ferguson (born 1995), American football player
- Robert Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Roger W. Ferguson Jr., American economist, former vice chair Federal Reserve
- Ronald Ferguson (economist), studies racial achievement gap in the United States
- Rork Scott Ferguson (born 1884), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Ryan Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and antiquarian
- Samuel W. Ferguson (1834–1917), Confederate general in the American Civil War
- Sandy Ferguson (disambiguation)
- Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson, born 1959), former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- Scott Ferguson, former Canadian National Hockey League defenceman
- Sheila Ferguson, American lead singer of the pop group Three Degrees
- Shonel Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete and long jumper
- Stacy Ferguson, mononymically known as Fergie (singer), American singer-songwriter
- Stephen Ferguson, composer
- Steven Ferguson, New Zealand Olympic sprint canoer
- Steven Ferguson (footballer, born 1977), Scottish football player and coach
- Steven Ferguson (footballer, born 1982), Scottish football player
- Susie Ferguson
- Terrance Ferguson, American basketball player
- Thomas Roberts Ferguson, Canadian MP
- Tim Ferguson, Australian comedian
- Tony Ferguson, American MMA fighter.
- Timothy R. Ferguson, Maryland politician
- Will Ferguson, Canadian travel writer and novelist
- William Ferguson (disambiguation)
Given name
- Ferguson Jenkins (born 1943), Canadian MLB baseball player
- Ferguson John, Caribbean politician, minister in Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006
- Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (born 1989), Kenyan middle-distance runner
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Fictional characters
- Ferguson Darling, fictional character on Clarissa Explains It All
- Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson, a deputy on the TV series Longmire
- Samuel Ferguson, the protagonist of Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon
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See also
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References
- ^ Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. pp. 136–137.