FERGUSON is ranked as the 182nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 165,687.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 51.96 people named FERGUSON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named FERGUSON is
167,986, the rank is 173
and the proportion per 100k Americans named FERGUSON is 52.73.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
FERGUSON is
77.5% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
18.1% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name FERGUSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name FERGUSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FERGUSON
The state with the most people named
FERGUSON is
Texas where
16,370 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named FERGUSON, as
91.9 in every 100,000
West Virginians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
West Virginia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Hawaii
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name FERGUSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,059
47.04
99.9%
Indiana
4,396
66.64
99.9%
Iowa
1,454
46.78
99.8%
Kansas
1,765
60.78
99.7%
Michigan
5,481
55.31
99.9%
Minnesota
1,671
30.62
99.8%
Missouri
2,679
89.48
99.6%
Nebraska
1,012
53.78
99.7%
North Dakota
225
30.45
98.0%
Ohio
7,742
66.77
99.9%
South Dakota
283
33.17
98.6%
Wisconsin
1,413
24.54
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name FERGUSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
366
49.72
98.9%
Arizona
3,037
45.12
99.8%
California
13,415
34.57
99.9%
Colorado
2,985
55.73
99.8%
Hawaii
319
22.48
98.8%
Idaho
992
60.67
99.6%
Montana
604
59.01
99.6%
Nevada
1,046
36.83
99.6%
New Mexico
847
40.62
99.2%
Oregon
2,404
60.54
99.8%
Utah
1,458
49.53
99.4%
Washington
4,059
57.47
99.9%
Wyoming
354
60.66
99.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name FERGUSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,217
33.85
99.7%
Maine
306
22.97
97.0%
Massachusetts
2,639
39.13
99.7%
New Hampshire
505
38.03
99.0%
New Jersey
2,877
32.19
99.8%
New York
7,182
36.37
99.9%
Pennsylvania
5,078
39.71
99.9%
Rhode Island
310
29.37
98.6%
Vermont
204
32.53
98.5%
South States
State stats for the first name FERGUSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FERGUSON as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named FERGUSON.
The most popular full name is James FERGUSON.
2.16% of all the people named FERGUSON
have this given name.
There are 4028 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FERGUSON