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mcpherson Name Meaning and History

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Phearsain ‘son of the parson’ (see Parsons). This is the surname of various ecclesiastical families in Aberdeenshire and Argyll; it is also established in northern Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the mcpherson family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of mcpherson Families in the US in 1920
Number of mcpherson families
 136-269
 46-135		 1-45
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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