First Name FERGUS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FERGUS is ranked as the 11487th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 669.
  • This name is in the 95th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.21 people named FERGUS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 76% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named FERGUS is 283.

First Names FERGUS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 669 +/-13.7%
  • National Rank 11,487
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 283
  • National Rank 19,270
  • Percentile Rank 79.16%
  • Proportion/100k 0.09

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FERGUS is 83.1% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 12.0% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 FERGUS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FERGUS is included in the following name categories:
  • Manx surname
  • Scottish masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Irish masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Irish surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name FERGUS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.1% 63.9% 19.2%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 12.0% 12.3% -0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FERGUS is New York where 94 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FERGUS, as 1.6 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Wyoming 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 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Michigan (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 637 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names FERGUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 74 0.58 89.1% Indiana 16 0.25 71.8% Iowa 7 0.24 68.6% Kansas 7 0.24 19.7% Michigan 5 0.05 53.7% Minnesota 13 0.24 79.2% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 20.0% Ohio 22 0.19 76.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 78.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FERGUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 74 0.58 89.1%
Indiana 16 0.25 71.8%
Iowa 7 0.24 68.6%
Kansas 7 0.24 19.7%
Michigan 5 0.05 53.7%
Minnesota 13 0.24 79.2%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 20.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 76.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 78.5%
West State Statistics First-Names FERGUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 71.3% California 90 0.23 90.2% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 19.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 22 0.55 71.2% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 14 0.21 75.5% Wyoming 9 1.6 22.0%

West States
State stats for the first name FERGUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 71.3%
California 90 0.23 90.2%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 19.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 22 0.55 71.2%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 14 0.21 75.5%
Wyoming 9 1.6 22.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names FERGUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 74.8% Maine 10 0.77 17.6% Massachusetts 24 0.36 61.9% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 17.1% New York 94 0.47 92.5% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 18.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FERGUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 74.8%
Maine 10 0.77 17.6%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 61.9%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 17.1%
New York 94 0.47 92.5%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 18.3%
South State Statistics First-Names FERGUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 20.9% Delaware 4 0.38 18.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 62 0.31 91.7% Georgia 38 0.38 84.3% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 0 0 0.0% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 6 0.06 56.0% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 19.2% Texas 37 0.14 86.5% Virginia 13 0.16 60.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name FERGUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 20.9%
Delaware 4 0.38 18.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 62 0.31 91.7%
Georgia 38 0.38 84.3%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 0 0 0.0%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 6 0.06 56.0%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 19.2%
Texas 37 0.14 86.5%
Virginia 13 0.16 60.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with FERGUS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FERGUS as a first 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 FERGUS.

The most popular full name is FERGUS Burns. 2.08% of all the people named FERGUS have this family name.

There are 122 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FERGUS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 FERGUS Burns 2.08%
2 FERGUS Daly 2.08%
3 FERGUS Mcdermott 2.08%
4 FERGUS Murphy 2.08%
5 FERGUS Osullivan 2.08%
6 FERGUS Akwar 1.39%
7 FERGUS Daley 1.39%
8 FERGUS Egan 1.39%
9 FERGUS Harris 1.39%
10 FERGUS Kelly 1.39%
11 FERGUS Loughran 1.39%
12 FERGUS Mayer 1.39%
13 FERGUS Obrien 1.39%
14 FERGUS Patrick 1.39%
15 FERGUS Shaw 1.39%
16 FERGUS Smith 1.39%
17 FERGUS Woolley 1.39%
18 FERGUS Anderson 0.69%
19 FERGUS Argue 0.69%
20 FERGUS Benjamin 0.69%

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