MacPherson
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See also: Macpherson
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant spelling of McPherson.
Proper noun
MacPherson (countable and uncountable, plural MacPhersons)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A neighbourhood of Geylang district, Singapore.
- Alternative form: Macpherson
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, MacPherson is the 6140th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5579 individuals. MacPherson is most common among White (92.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “MacPherson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 485.