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Fergus or Feargus is a common Scottish or Irish male given name derived from Scots Gaelic, meaning the strong (one) or the masculine (one).[1][2]

As a surname, Ferguson or Fergusson is common across Scotland but particularly in Perthshire and Ayrshire. In Ireland, the Ferris family of County Kerry derives its surname from the patronymic Ó Fearghusa.

Given name[edit]

Saints[edit]

Nobles[edit]

Others[edit]

  • Fergus Bowes-Lyon, brother of the Queen Mother
  • Fergy Brown, Canadian politician
  • Fergus I. M. Craik (born 1935), Scottish cognitive psychologist
  • Fergus Ewing (born 1957), Scottish politician
  • Fergus Graham (1893-1978), 5th Baronet, British Member of Parliament
  • Fergus Hume, novelist
  • Fergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composer
  • Fergus Gordon Kerr (born 1931), Scottish Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian
  • Fergus McAteer, Irish politician
  • Fergus McMaster (1879-1950), Australian businessman and aviation pioneer
  • Fergus Medwin (1874-1934), Australian politician
  • Fergus Millar (1935–2019), British historian and Oxford professor
  • Fergus Montgomery (1927-2013), British thrice Member of Parliament
  • Fergus O’Brien, Irish politician
  • Fergus O’Dowd, Irish politician
  • Fergus Ó hÍr, Irish activist, politician, head teacher and broadcaster
  • Fergus Pyle (1935–1997), Irish journalist and editor
  • Fergus Riordan, actor
  • Fergus Smith (1843–1924), Australian politician
  • Feargus Urquhart, Scottish-American video game designer

[Fergus Faulder] Scottish- English lord and strong man
Also a womaniser

Fictional or mythological characters[edit]

  • Fergus I (mythological king), said to be the “first king of Scotland”
  • Fergus Dubdétach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd century AD
  • Fergus Fortamail, legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century BC
  • Fergus mac Léti, legendary king of Ulster
  • Fergus mac Róich, in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology
  • Fergus Mór, a king of Dál Riata in Scottish mythology
  • Fergus Lethderg (“red-side” or “half-red”), a son of Nemed who leads his people against the Fomorians in the Irish Mythological Cycle
  • Fergus, son of Eochaid Mugmedon, half-brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages (5th century)
  • Sir Fergus, one of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table in Le Morte d’Arthur
  • Fergus McDuck, Disney character
  • Fergus the Railway Traction Engine, character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
  • the title character of Fergus the Fish, British preschool animated series from the 1960s[3]
  • Fergus Cramer from the Nero Wolfe series
  • Fergus Shannon, dog appearing in children’s books by David Shannon
  • Claudel “Fergus” Fraser, adoptive son of Claire and Jamie Fraser, and one of the supporting characters of Outlander, both in his series of novels and the television adaptation of the latter.
  • Fergus the Hostler, a secondary character in the 1956 Robin Hood parody The Court Jester
  • Fergus Dargle, a character created by Bennigan’s[4]
  • King Fergus, the leader of the foxes in the German film Der Sturmer
  • King Fergus, father of Princess Mérida in the animated movie Brave
  • Fergus Roderick McLeod, Crowley King of Hell’s real name when he was human in 1661-1723 before he was dragged down to hell, from the TV series Supernatural.
  • Fergus Fuzz, Furchester leader from The Furchester Hotel
  • Fergus Kearney, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
  • Fergus, one of the titular main character’s children from the DreamWorks animated film, Shrek Forever After
  • Fergus Reid, character from the Wolfenstein game series

Surname[edit]

  • Alex Fergus (1899–?), Scottish professional association footballer
  • Dylan Fergus (b. 1980), American actor
  • Sir Howard Fergus, Montserratian writer and historian
  • James Fergus (1813–1902), miner, rancher, businessman and politician in Minnesota and Montana
  • John Fergus (politician) (died 1865), British politician
  • John Fergus (scholar) (c. 1700–c. 1761), Irish physician and man of letters
  • Keith Fergus (b. 1954), American professional golfer
  • Oris Fergus, Montserratian cricketer
  • Thomas Fergus (1850–1914), New Zealand politician
  • Tom Fergus (b. 1962), Canadian-raised American retired National Hockey League player

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