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Mac Fearghusa; Ó Fearghuis, Ó Fearghusa · 'son of Fearghus' / 'descendant of Fearghus' (super-choice)
Woulfe (1923) lists Fergus among the anglicised forms of two different entries: Mac Fearghusa, 'son of Fearghus' (super-choice), which he calls 'the name of a Scottish family, some of whom settled in the north of Ireland in the early part of the 17th century'; and Ó Fearghuis, Ó Fearghusa, 'descendant of Fearghus', the name '(1) of a medical family in West Connacht who were hereditary physicians to the O'Malleys; and (2) of an ecclesiastical family in Co. Leitrim who were coarbs of St. Mogue, or erenaghs of Rossinver'. The same Ó Fearghuis entry also anglicises the name Ferris, and Woulfe adds that 'at the end of the 16th century, the name was very scattered'. In 1890, 8 Fergus birth entries were recorded in Ireland, 7 of them in Mayo.
Woulfe gives Fergus under two entries: Mac Fearghusa, 'the name of a Scottish family, some of whom settled in the north of Ireland in the early part of the 17th century'; and Ó Fearghuis, Ó Fearghusa, the name '(1) of a medical family in West Connacht who were hereditary physicians to the O'Malleys; and (2) of an ecclesiastical family in Co. Leitrim'.[1][2]
Ferguson · M'Fargus · M'Faryse · Farguson · Vargus · Ferris · Farris · Farrissy · O Farguise · O Farrissa[1]
Woulfe: Mac Fearghusa, anglicised Ferguson, Fergus, etc., is 'the name of a Scottish family, some of whom settled in the north of Ireland in the early part of the 17th century.'[1]
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Woulfe glosses Mac Fearghusa as 'son of Fearghus' and Ó Fearghuis, Ó Fearghusa as 'descendant of Fearghus'; the personal name Fearghus itself he glosses '(super-choice)'.[1][2]
Woulfe gives it under two entries. Mac Fearghusa he calls 'the name of a Scottish family, some of whom settled in the north of Ireland in the early part of the 17th century'. Ó Fearghuis, Ó Fearghusa he gives as the name of 'a medical family in West Connacht who were hereditary physicians to the O'Malleys' and of 'an ecclesiastical family in Co. Leitrim who were coarbs of St. Mogue, or erenaghs of Rossinver'.[1][2]
Woulfe's Ó Fearghuis, Ó Fearghusa entry lists both Fergus and Ferris among its anglicised forms.[2]
Matheson's 1909 report counted 8 Fergus birth entries in Ireland in 1890, 7 of them in Mayo.[3]
Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).
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