Ferguson family name history and map
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Ferguson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 4,567 people named Ferguson in Ireland, about 0.104% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 174th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,246 men and 2,318 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Ferguson in Ireland
Antrim was Ferguson country: 28% of them (1,277 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (1,029), Derry (410), Tyrone (340) and Mayo (264).
Ferguson average age in 1911
The average Ferguson in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.1 for men and 30.9 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Ferguson literacy in 1911
Of the Fergusons whose literacy was recorded, 81.9% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Ferguson common first names
The most common male names were John (231), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (176), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Annie and Jane.
Ferguson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ferguson's census form was "Scholar"; 19.4% (885) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.2%), textile worker (5.5%), general labourer (3%) and farm labourer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.9% of all Fergusons, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Ferguson?
The largest religious group among Fergusons was Presbyterian, at 42.5%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.9%), Roman Catholic (23%), Methodist (3.8%) and Unitarian (1.4%).
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Ferguson statistics (1911)
Number: 4,567
Rank: 174
Average Age: 30
Ferguson in the USA (2020)
Number: 139,234
Rank: 198
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.