Tour Scotland photograph of the Archibald Ferguson gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland. He died at Hatton of Rattray on June 1st, 1874, aged 73. The Ferguson name is of Gaelic origin, found in both Scotland and Ireland, and is the patronymic form of Fergus, i.e. son of Fergus. The old Gaelic name was Fearghus, comprised of the elements fear, or man, and ghus, vigor or force. It was the name of an early Irish mythical figure and an early king of the Scots. Ferguson and Fergusson are the alternative spellings in Scotland. The Fergusson spelling persists and has continued to be used by various clan leaders.
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