Ferguson (name)
Ferguson is an Anglicization of the Scots Gaelic "Macfhearghus", a patronymic form of the personal name Fergus which translates as son of the angry . Fergus derives from the Gaelic elements ‘fear’ and ‘gus’, thus meaning ‘man of vigor.’ While some poetic interpretations associate the name with anger or battle fury, this is not the primary etymological meaning.
Notable people with the name
Surname
A
- Abbie Park Ferguson, American educator, founder of Huguenot College
- Adair Ferguson, Australian rower
- Adam Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Adele Ferguson, Australian investigative journalist
- Adjutor Ferguson, Canadian politician
- Aitken Ferguson, Scottish communist activist
- Al Ferguson, Irish-American actor
- Alan Ferguson (politician), Australian politician
- Alan Ferguson (director), American music video director
- Alane Ferguson, American writer
- Aldwin Ferguson, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
- Alejandro Ferguson, Argentine cricketer
- Alex Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Ferguson, Canadian politician
- Alicia Ferguson, Australian association football player
- Allan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Allyn Ferguson, American composer
- Alphonso Ferguson, African American man killed by white police officer
- Amanda Ferguson, British fencer
- Amos Ferguson, Bahamian folk artist
- Amy Ferguson, American actress
- Andrew Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Andy Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Angella D. Ferguson, pediatrician
- Ann Ferguson, feminist philosopher
- Anne Ferguson (judge), Australian judge
- Anne Ferguson (physician), Scottish physician and researcher
- Annette Ferguson, Scottish astronomer
- Anwar Ferguson, Bahamanian professional basketball player
- Archibald Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Archie Ferguson, association football player
- Arthur Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Artie Ferguson, Australian rules footballer
B
- Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Barry Ferguson (Irish footballer), Irish footballer
- Bassett Ferguson, American politician
- Ben Ferguson, American radio host
- Ben Ferguson (snowboarder), American snowboarder
- Benjamin Ferguson (politician), American politician
- Benjamin F. Ferguson, American philanthropist
- Beryl Ferguson, South African politician
- Bianca Ferguson, American actress
- Bill Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Billy Ferguson, association football player
- Blake Ferguson (American football), American football player
- Blake Ferguson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Bob Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Ferguson (footballer, born 1938), English footballer
- Bobby Ferguson (footballer, born 1945), Scottish footballer
- Brad Ferguson, American writer
- Brendan Q. Ferguson, game designer
- Brown Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Bruce Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bryan M. Ferguson, Scottish filmmaker and music video director
C
- Caleb Ferguson, American baseball player
- Callum Ferguson, Australian cricketer
- Calum Ferguson, Canadian soccer player
- Casson Ferguson, actor
- Catherine Ferguson (educator), American Sunday school teacher
- Cathy Ferguson, American swimmer
- Cecil Ferguson, American baseball player
- Champ Ferguson, American mass murderer
- Charles Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charley Ferguson, American football player
- Charlie Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chip Ferguson, American football player
- Chris Ferguson, American professional poker player
- Chris Ferguson (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Chris Ferguson (pastor), Canadian theologian
- Christine C. Ferguson, American academic
- Christopher Ferguson, American astronaut
- Christopher Ferguson (psychologist), American psychologist
- Ciara Ferguson, Politician from Northern Ireland
- Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., American ambassador and professor of law
- Claude Ferguson, American conservationalist
- Colen Ferguson, American politician
- Colin Ferguson, Canadian-born American actor
- Connie Ferguson, South African actress, film-maker, businesswoman and producer
- Conor Ferguson, Irish swimmer
- Cool John Ferguson, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Craig Ferguson, Scottish-born American comedian, actor, writer, and television host
- Craig Ferguson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
D
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, American football player
- Dale Ferguson (designer), theatrical costume designer
- Dale Ferguson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
- Dallas Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach
- Dana Ferguson, Canadian female curler
- Daniel Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Danny Ferguson, Welsh footballer
- Danny Ferguson (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
- Darnell Ferguson, American chef and restaurateur
- Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. aka ASAP Ferg, American rapper
- Darren Ferguson, Scottish football player and manager
- Daryl Ferguson, Barbadian footballer
- Dave Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Deborah Ferguson, American politician
- Denise Ferguson, New Zealand Anglican bishop
- Dennis Ferguson, Australian convict
- Dennis Ferguson (politician), Former Democrat from Tennessee
- Denver D. Ferguson, American businessman, club owner and agent
- Derek Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Des Ferguson, Gaelic football player
- Desmond Ferguson, American basketball player
- Dick Ferguson, American racing driver
- Don Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Donald Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dorothy Ferguson, Canadian baseball player
- Doug Ferguson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Doug Ferguson (politician), Canadian politician
- Douglas Ferguson (artist), fashion designer
- Drew Ferguson (politician), American dentist and politician
- Drew Ferguson (soccer), Canadian soccer player-coach
- Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Duncan Ferguson (political activist), American artist
- Dustin Ferguson, American filmmaker
- Dutton Ferguson, American editor, civil servant and civil rights activist
- Dwight Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete
- Dylan Ferguson (ice hockey), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Dylan Ferguson (skier), American freestyle skier
E
- Eddie Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Ego Ferguson, American football player
- Elmer Ferguson, Canadian sports journalist
- Elsie Ferguson, American stage and film actress
- Elspeth Ferguson, English competitive swimmer
- Emi Ferguson, English-American flutist, performer, singer, and composer
- Emma Ferguson, British actress
- Emory C. Ferguson, American politician
- Eric Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eugene S. Ferguson, American engineer
- Eustace William Ferguson, New Zealand pathologist and entomologist
- Evan Ferguson, Ireland, professional footballer
- Everett Ferguson, American academic
- Ewen Ferguson, Scottish golfer
F–G
- Fenner Ferguson, American politician
- Fenton Ferguson, Jamaican politician and dental surgeon
- Fern Ferguson, American baseball player
- Forest K. Ferguson, American college football player, U.S. Army lieutenant, Distinguished Service Cross recipient
- Friar Ferguson, later stage name for American professional wrestler Mike Shaw
- Frances Ferguson, American academic
- Frank Ferguson, American actor
- Franklin La Du Ferguson, Second president of Pomona College
- G. E. Ferguson, Ghanaian scientist
- Garland Ferguson Jr., federal Trade Commission chair
- Garvin Ferguson, Bahamian swimmer
- Gary Ferguson (literature scholar), American professor of French
- Gary Ferguson (nature writer), American writer
- Gene Ferguson, American football player
- George Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerald Ferguson, Canadian artist
- Gil Ferguson, American politician
- Gillian K. Ferguson, Scottish poet, journalist
- Glenn Ferguson, Northern Irish footballer
- Glenn W. Ferguson, American diplomat and academic administrator
- Gordon C. Ferguson, American insurance agent and politician
- Graeme Ferguson (biathlete), British biathlete
- Graeme Ferguson (filmmaker), Canadian filmmaker and inventor
- Grant Ferguson, British bicycle racer
- Gus Ferguson, cartoonist
H–I
- H-Bomb Ferguson, American jump blues singer
- Hannah Ferguson, American model
- Harley Bascom Ferguson, United States Army general
- Harold S. Ferguson, zoologist
- Harry Ferguson, Irish tractor designer and industrialist
- Harry Ferguson (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Harvie Ferguson, British sociologist
- Heather M. Ferguson, malaria vector biologist
- Helaman Ferguson, American sculptor
- Helen Ferguson, American actress
- Helen Munro Ferguson, Viscountess Novar, charity worker
- Henry Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Homer L. Ferguson, American businessman
- Homer S. Ferguson, American politician
- Howard Ferguson, ninth premier of Ontario, Canada
- Howard Ferguson (composer), British composer of Irish birth
- Howie Ferguson, American football player
- Hugh Ferguson, British politician
- Hugh Ferguson (footballer), Northern Irish footballer
- Hughie Ferguson, Scottish football player
- Iain Ferguson, Scottish football player
- Iain Ferguson (businessman), British businessman
- Ian Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ion Ferguson, Irish soldier
- Irene Ferguson, New Zealand artist
- Isaac Edward Ferguson, American political activist and attorney
- Isobelle Mary Ferguson, Aboriginal Australian nurse and activist, daughter of William
J
- Jack Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackson Ferguson, Australian rules footballer
- Jake Ferguson, American football player
- James Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jane Ferguson, Northern Irish journalist
- Jason Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jay Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jaylon Ferguson, American football player
- Jazz Ferguson, football player
- Jazzmarr Ferguson, American basketball player
- Jean Elsie Ferguson, Australian hospital matron
- Jeff Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jennifer Ferguson, South African singer-songwriter and political activist
- Jenny Ferguson, New Zealand netball player
- Jesse Ferguson, professional boxer and United States Marine
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, American actor
- Jim Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jimmy Ferguson, Canadian singer
- Jimmy Ferguson (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Jimmy Ferguson (rugby union), Scottish international rugby union player
- Jock Ferguson (soccer), American soccer player
- Jock Ferguson (politician), Australian politician
- Joe Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johan Jacob Ferguson, Dutch mathematician
- John Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathan Ferguson, British firearm historian and author
- Joseph Ferguson (MP), politician
- Joseph T. Ferguson, American politician
- Josh Ferguson, American football player
- Julian Ferguson, Canadian politician
- Julie Ferguson, Scottish footballer
K–L
- Kareem Ferguson, American actor
- Karen Ferguson, American lawyer and pension rights activist
- Kate Lee Ferguson, American novelist
- Kathleen Ferguson, Northern Irish writer
- Keith Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kelly K. Ferguson, American public health researcher
- Ken Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kennan Ferguson, American political theorist
- Kenneth Ferguson, American sprint athlete
- Kent Ferguson, American diver
- Kimberly Ferguson, politician in Massachusetts, US
- Kirby Ferguson, filmmaker and remixer
- Kirstin Ferguson, Australian company director
- Kitty Ferguson, American science writer
- Kobie Ferguson, association football player
- Larry Ferguson (gridiron football), American football player
- Larry Ferguson (politician), American politician
- Larry Ferguson (screenwriter), American screenwriter and film director
- Laurie Ferguson, Australian politician
- Lena Santos Ferguson, American secretary, civil rights activist, and clubwoman
- Leon Ferguson, Australian water polo player
- Leslie Ferguson, cricketer
- Lewis Ferguson, Scottish association football player
- Liam Ferguson, Irish hurler
- Lindo Ferguson, New Zealand ophthalmologist, university professor, and medical school dean
- Lloyd Noel Ferguson, American chemist
- Lockie Ferguson, New Zealand cricketer
- Lorne Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Luna Ferguson, Canadian filmmaker
- Lynn Ferguson, Scottish actress and writer
- Lynnette Ferguson, New Zealand academic
M
- Maggie Ferguson, Australian musician
- Malcolm Ferguson, New Zealand association footballer
- Manie Payne Ferguson, Irish/American founder of the Peniel Mission and hymn-writer
- Margaret Clay Ferguson, American botanist and botanical collector
- Margaret Ferguson (political scientist), American political scientist
- Marilyn Ferguson, American writer
- Mark Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Ferguson (footballer), Scottish football player, manager and scout
- Marshall Ferguson, sports broadcaster and former Canadian football quarterback
- Martin Ferguson (footballer), Scottish football player and manager
- Martin Ferguson (politician), Australian politician
- Mary Catherine Ferguson, Irish writer, biographer, archaeologist
- Matt Ferguson, American businessman
- Matthew Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Max Ferguson, Canadian radio personality and satirist
- Max Ferguson (painter), American artist
- Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpet player
- Megan Ferguson, American actress
- Melissa Ferguson, American psychology professor
- Mephan Ferguson, Australian businessman
- Michael Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mick Ferguson, English footballer
- Mike Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Milton J. Ferguson, American librarian
- Miriam A. Ferguson, Governor of Texas
- Mitzi Ferguson, Australian fencer
- Myles Ferguson, Canadian actor
N–P
- Naomi Ferguson, Commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department
- Nathan Ferguson (footballer, born 1995), English footballer
- Nathan Ferguson (footballer, born 2000), English association football player
- Neil Ferguson (epidemiologist), British epidemiologist
- Neil Ferguson (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian of British imperialism and international finance
- Nicholas Ferguson, English artist and television director
- Nicholas Ferguson (businessman), British businessman
- Nick Ferguson, Player of American and Canadian football
- Niels Ferguson, Dutch cryptographer
- Noel Ferguson, Irish cricketer
- Norm Ferguson (animator), American animator
- Norm Ferguson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- O'Jay Ferguson, Sprint athlete from the Bahamas
- Orlando Ferguson, American flat earth mapper
- Otis Ferguson, American critic
- Pablo Ferguson, Argentine cricketer
- Patricia Ferguson, Scottish politician
- Patricia Ann Ferguson, Scottish civil engineer
- Patrick Ferguson, British Army officer
- Patrick Ferguson (drummer), American musician
- Paul Ferguson, English rock drummer
- Paul Ferguson (bishop), British priest
- Pearson Ferguson, Footballer
- Percy Ferguson, Australian politician
- Perry Ferguson, art director
- Phil Ferguson, American politician
- Porsha Ferguson, actor
- Priah Ferguson, American child actor
R
- R. G. Ferguson, Canadian physician
- Rachel Ferguson, British writer
- Ralph Ferguson, Canadian MP
- Raymond Ferguson, Irish rugby union player
- Raymond Ferguson (cricketer), Jamaican cricketer
- Rebecca Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Reg Ferguson, Australian rugby union player
- Reid Ferguson, American football player from the United States
- Rhadi Ferguson, American martial artist
- Rich Ferguson (athlete), track athlete
- Rich Ferguson (magician), American magician
- Richard Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rikki Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- Riley Ferguson, American football player
- Robert Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roderick Ferguson, American academic
- Rodney Ferguson, American football player
- Rodwell Ferguson, Belizean politician
- Roger W. Ferguson Jr., American economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair
- Rohan Ferguson, association football player
- Ron Ferguson (footballer), English footballer
- Ron Ferguson (politician), American politician
- Ronald Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rork Scott Ferguson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Rosetta A. Ferguson, politician
- Ross Ferguson, New Zealand botanist
- Roy Ferguson, New Zealand diplomat
- Roy Ferguson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Ruby Ferguson, British writer
- Rufus Ferguson, American-football player
- Russell Ferguson, American dancer
- Ryan Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
S
- Samuel Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sandy Ferguson, Canadian boxer
- Sandy Ferguson (footballer), footballer
- Sarah Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sasha Ferguson, Ugandan businesswoman, humanitarian, and former TV show host
- Scott Ferguson (ice hockey), Canadian National Hockey League defenseman
- Scott Ferguson (producer), American film and television producer
- Shane Ferguson, Northern Irish association football player
- Shawn Ferguson, Professional soccer player
- Sheila Ferguson, American lead singer of the pop group Three Degrees
- Sheniqua Ferguson, athletics competitor
- Sherman Ferguson, American musician
- Shona Ferguson, South African actor and film producer
- Shonel Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete and long jumper
- Shona Ferguson, Botswanan actor, executive producer and co-founder of Ferguson Films
- Simon Ferguson, English cricketer
- Simon Ferguson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Sinclair Ferguson, theologian
- Sir Robert Ferguson, 2nd Baronet, British politician
- Sophie Ferguson, Australian female tennis player
- Stacy Ferguson, Singer-songwriter, former member of the band the black eyed peas
- Stephen Ferguson, Scottish film music composer
- Steven Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Stewart Ferguson, basketball and American-football coach of the early 20th century
- Stuart Ferguson, Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Stuart Ferguson (cricketer), American-English solicitor and cricketer
- Susan J. Ferguson, American sociologist
- Susie Ferguson, New Zealand radio presenter
T–Z
- Tarkus Ferguson, American basketball player
- Ted Ferguson, English footballer
- Terrance Ferguson, American basketball player
- Terry Ferguson, Gaelic football player
- Thomas Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Thompson Benton Ferguson, American politician
- Tim Ferguson, Australian comedian
- Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
- Tom Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tony Ferguson, American MMA fighter
- Tony Ferguson (skateboarder), Canadian skateboarder
- Torin Ferguson, association football player from the Bahamas
- Tracey Ferguson, Canadian wheelchair basketball player
- Trevor Ferguson, Canadian writer
- Tyler Ferguson, American baseball player
- Vagas Ferguson, All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
- Valma Ferguson, Australian politician
- Verell Ferguson, Mississippi politician
- Vernice Ferguson, American nurse researcher and executive
- Virgil Ferguson, American lawyer and politician
- Walter Ferguson, American artist
- Walter Ferguson (singer-songwriter), Costa Rica musician
- Warren J. Ferguson, American judge
- Wesley Ferguson, American academic
- Wilburn Ferguson, American alternative medicine researcher
- Wilfred Ferguson, West Indian cricketer
- Wilkie D. Ferguson, American judge
- Will Ferguson, Canadian travel writer and novelist
- Will Ferguson (Ontario politician), Canadian politician
- William Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Willie Ferguson, Scottish football player and manager
- Willie Ferguson (footballer), Scottish footballer
Given name
- Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian MLB baseball player
- Ferguson John, Caribbean politician, minister in Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006
- Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich, Kenyan middle-distance runner
Fictional characters
- Ferguson Darling, fictional character on Clarissa Explains It All
- Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson, a deputy on the TV series Longmire
- Robert Ferguson, a character in the Sherlock Holmes short story The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
- Russell Ferguson, a character in Littlest Pet Shop
- Samuel Ferguson, the protagonist of Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon
- Ferguson, Winston Bishop's pet cat in FOX's New Girl
- Mr. Ferguson, a character in Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
Individual people
- Maida Bryant née Ferguson, New Zealand nurse, local politician and community leader
- Marjorie F. Lambert née Ferguson, American anthropologist and archaeologist
- Jeremy Miles Ferguson aka Jinxx, musical artist
- Kevin Ferguson aka Kimbo Slice, Bahamian mixed martial artist
- Robert Ferguson aka Fergie (DJ), Northern Irish DJ and electronic music artist
- Stacy Ann Ferguson aka Fergie (singer), American singer-songwriter and actress