About Fergus
The surname Fergus is of Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic personal name "Fearghas," meaning "man of vigor" or "man of strength." It is composed of the elements "fear," meaning "man," and "gus," meaning "vigor" or "force." The name Fergus was borne by several legendary figures in Irish and Scottish mythology, and it has been widely used as a given name and subsequently adopted as a surname. Today, individuals with the surname Fergus can trace their ancestry back to these ancient Celtic roots.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fergus based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Fergus in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Fergus using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.