Fergison: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The same name, two spellings: Fergison and Fergusson. In origin, the name means “Son of Fergus”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Fergusson was also written Fergison.
• The 2010 census count for Fergison in the United States was 231, good for rank 81,772.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Fergusson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Fergison family name pack.