# Macpherson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/macpherson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, alternative form of MacPherson, including in Singapore.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,579 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,140 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,341 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (5,464 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

See McPherson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Macpherson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Macpherson in Australia, the United States and Canada.

## People named Macpherson

- Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress
- Jeanie MacPherson, actress, screenwriter (1886-1946)
- David Macpherson, Australian tennis player
- Earle S. MacPherson, American automotive engineer (1891–1960)
- Robert MacPherson, American mathematician
- Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television presenter

## Similar surnames

McPherson, McBride, McFarland, McGovern, McFarlane, McCaffrey, McKeever, Mashburn, McIver, McCafferty, Macfarlane, McBroom.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.