Fingland Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fingland Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Fingland in Dumfriesshire. Thomas of Fyngland, witness to an obligation by Fergus Graham, c. 1573 (Annandale, I, p. 34). There is also a Fingland in Peeblesshire.

Fingland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Scotland1471:36,4213,532
Canada911:404,89735,698
England581:960,65648,451
Australia361:749,88148,970
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1281:29,2442,539
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Fingland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Fingland in Dumfriesshire. Thomas of Fyngland, witness to an obligation by Fergus Graham, c. 1573 (Annandale, I, p. 34). There is also a Fingland in Peeblesshire.

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

Fingland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fingland is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fingland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 625,459th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fingland are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States Fingland is most numerous in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Fingland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fingland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fingland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fingland last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fingland are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fingland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,546 CAD per year.

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