How common is the last name Ferguson?

139,234 people in the United States have the last name Ferguson, about 1 in 2,147. It ranks #198 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FERGUSON

#198

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
139,234
About
1 in 2,147
This common or more
22.5%
Who bears it

Of the 139,234 people with the last name Ferguson, 71.7% reported their origin as White, 18.8% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ferguson

#196 Grant · 139,862#197 Stephens · 139,485#199 Yang · 139,210#200 Le · 138,532

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ferguson, most common first.

#15,493 Fergus · 1,821#33,783 Fergusson · 725#35,918 Fergason · 672#49,748 Fergeson · 456#81,829 Fergison · 249#107,521 Fergueson · 176#131,805 Fergusen · 134

Also a first name

As a first name, Ferguson ranks #28,616 of 53,615, with 313 people. See Ferguson as a first name

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