Ferguson (name)

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Ferguson
Origin
Meaning"son of Fergus"
Region of originScotland
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]

Notable people with the name

Surname

A

B

C

D

E

F–G

H–I

J

K–L

M

N–P

R

S

T–Z

Given name

  • Ferguson Jenkins (born 1942), 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

Fictional characters

See also

Individual people

  • Maida Bryant née Ferguson (1926–2016), New Zealand nurse, local politician and community leader
  • Marjorie F. Lambert née Ferguson (1908–2006), American anthropologist and archaeologist
  • Jeremy Miles Ferguson aka Jinxx (born 1981), musical artist
  • Kevin Ferguson aka Kimbo Slice (1974–2016), Bahamian mixed martial artist
  • Robert Ferguson aka Fergie (DJ) (1979–), Northern Irish DJ and electronic music artist
  • Stacy Ann Ferguson aka Fergie (singer) (born 1975), American singer-songwriter and actress

References

  1. ^ 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.