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Where did the Scottish Ferguson family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Ferguson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Ferguson family name is derived from the Scottish surname MacFergus, which means "son of Fergus."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferguson, Fergusson, Farguson, Fargerson, Fargusson and many more.

First found in Galloway, where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Ferguson who settled in New England in 1651; Duncan Ferguson settled in Virginia in 1716; Robert Ferguson settled in Virginia in 1716; Thomas Fergusson settled in Barbados in 1678..

Motto Translated: By Virtue

For more information on the last name Ferguson, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Some noteworthy people of the name Ferguson
  • Elsie Ferguson (1885-1961), American actress
  • Homer Samuel Ferguson (1889-1982), American politician and lawyer, Senator from Michigan
  • Sir Charles Ferguson, of Kilkerran
  • Harry George Ferguson (1884-1960), Irish engineer
  • John Douglas Ferguson, Surgeon
  • Sarah Ferguson (b. 1959), British ex-wife of Prince Andrew
  • Fergie Ferguson (b. 1959), British noble, ex-wife of Prince Andrew
  • Alex Ferguson, Scottish soccer manager
  • Adam Ferguson (1723-1816), Scottish philosopher
  • James Ferguson (1710-1776), Scottish astronomer
  • Sir John Ferguson (1832-1907), Scottish statesman
  • Patrick Ferguson (1744-1780), Scottish soldier
  • Robert Ferguson (1637-1714), Scottish conspirator
  • Sir Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886), Irish poet
  • Al Ferguson (1888-1971), English (Irish born) actor, and director

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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Ferguson
Ceddy, Cheddey, Cheddie, Cheddy, Fairadge, Fairage, Fairedge, Fairege, Fairidge, Fairies, Fairige, Fairis, Fairish, Fairitch, Faradge, Farage, Fareadge, Fareage, Faredge, Fareedge, Fareege, Farege, Fareidge, Fareies, Fareige, Fareis, Fareish, Fareitch, Fargason, Fargerson, Fargie, Fargoson, Fargus, Farguson, Fargusson, Fargyson, Faridge, Faries, Farige, Faris, Farish, Faritch, Farradge, Farrage, Farrass, Farredge, Farrege, Farress, Farrgus, Farridge and more.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the Ferguson family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the Ferguson coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the Ferguson genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Ferguson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ferguson Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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