Findley Surname

32,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Findley Surname Definition:

The same as Finlay, which see, with intrusive d.

Findley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0401:27,7963,473
England1,1121:50,1066,214
Jamaica6591:4,355592
Australia3541:76,2598,927
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Trinidad and Tobago1811:7,5361,114
Liberia1261:34,9883,264
Namibia851:28,3464,400
Grenada761:1,428262
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71:16,094893
Wales61:515,75523,171
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Panama41:978,06412,245
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6601:36,9324,785
Scotland1481:25,2922,311
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2961:21,8722,753

Findley (219) may also be a first name.

Findley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Finlay, which see, with intrusive d.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scottish) Descendant of Fionnla (fair hero); one who came from Findlay (clear calf), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Findley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Findley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Findley (Arabic: فندلي, Russian: Финдлей) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Findley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Findley is the 32,922nd most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 451,745 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Findley reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Findley is also the 609,814th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 219 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,040 people, or 1 in 27,796. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Jamaica, where 4 percent live.

Findley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Findley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Findley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Findley surname is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Findley surname are 18.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Findley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.91% less than the national average, earning R 109,536 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiendley9350/
Findly9297/
Findle9282/
Fndley921/
Findlay8633,359/
Fendley862,848/
Findler86512/
Findlet862/
Fiendly862/
Finndly860/
Fimdley860/
Fndle830/
Findllay802/
Fendle7750/
Fendly7721/
Findli777/
Findla774/
Fendler711,705/
Fendlay71136/
Vendley7183/
Phindle717/
Fndlees715/
Fyndlei711/
Findlai711/
Femdley711/
Findlas711/
Fendlez710/
Fendlle710/
Pfändler67758/
Pfendler67526/
Fendelly671/
Phindler670/

Findley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Findley in the Russian language
Финдлейfindlej-
Findley in the Arabic language
فندليfndly-

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Findley Reference & Research

Findley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Findley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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