Etymology

Ferguson

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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world. Full definition →

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The story

From Fergus + -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.