Family name Macpherson (Macpherson 
, Макферсон 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Macpherson is habitual in New Zealand, where it is quite a common surname, Canada, and Australia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Very seldom, Macpherson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Macpherson | Australia, Canada, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
| Макферсон | Ukraine |
Fersen, Mcpherson, Мацпхерсон, and แม็คเฟอร์สัน
| james macpherson (born 1650) (b. 1650) |
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| lachlan macpherson, of cluny macpherson and nuide, 11th chief (1674-1746) (b. 1674) |
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| jamie macpherson Scottish outlaw, GB (b. 1675) |
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| alexander macpherson (born 1683) (b. 1683) |
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sir john macpherson, 1st baronet British politician, GB (b. 1745) |
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| ewen macpherson Chief of the Scottish Clan Chattan during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 (b. 1706) |
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| john macpherson (1709-1770) (b. 1709) |
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| james macpherson (born 1712) (b. 1712) |
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| allan macpherson (born 1713) (b. 1713) |
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| john macpherson Church of Scotland minister and antiquarian (b. 1713) |
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| lachlan macpherson (1714-1777) (b. 1714) |
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| james macpherson (born 1715) (b. 1715) |
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| john macpherson (b. 1710) |
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| lachlan macpherson Scottish Gaelic poet, GB (b. 1723) |
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| john macpherson (1725-1792) (b. 1725) |
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