Mcpherson

//məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”).

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