McPherson
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Ferson, MacPherson, McPhearson, Pherson
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
McPherson (countable and uncountable, plural McPhersons)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McPherson is the 965th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36125 individuals. McPherson is most common among White (73.35%) and Black/African American (20.66%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McPherson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.