How Many People Have the Last Name Ferguson?
people had the surname Ferguson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,015 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+4,170 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ferguson (74.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 19.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ferguson ranks #135. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.5% to 74.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ferguson grew from 142,256 people in 2000 to 146,426 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #173 to #188. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 52.73 to 49.64 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 142,256 | 146,426 |
| Rank | #173 | #188 |
| Per 100,000 people | 52.73 | 49.64 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ferguson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ferguson: F622
👤 Ferguson as a First Name
Ferguson is a first name too: about 107 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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