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Definition: Patronymic name meaning "son of Fergus." The given name Fergus, comes from Fearghas, derived from the Gaelic "fear" meaning man, and "gus" meaning vigor.
Surname Origin:
Scottish, Irish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
MACFERGUS, FERGESEN, FERGERSON, FURGUSUN, FERGERSEN, FERGUSSON, FARGUSON
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Common Surname Search Tips FERGUSON Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - FERGUSON Genealogy FERGUSON Surname Mailing List Clan Fergusson Society of North America Surname Finder - FERGUSON Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - FERGUSON Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - FERGUSON Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - FERGUSON Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
