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Where Does The Last Name Finegan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Finegan (Russian: Финеган) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finegan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 103,597^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,606,248 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Finegan are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 15 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,530 people, or 1 in 143,264. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Finegan occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Finegan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Finegan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finegan last name rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 41 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finegan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Finegan last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Finegan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.72% more than the national average, earning R 488,880 per year; in United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $57,082 CAD per year.