Finhaven Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Finhaven Surname Definition:
FINHAVEN: Of local origin from Finhaven in the parish of Oathlaw in Angus. Jhon Finheaven, post, brought Mr. James Melville, minister of Kilrenny in Fife, "Psalme buikes and ballates" from Edinburche in 1570 (Melville, Diary, Bann. Club ed.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Finhaven Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
FINHAVEN: Of local origin from Finhaven in the parish of Oathlaw in Angus. Jhon Finheaven, post, brought Mr. James Melville, minister of Kilrenny in Fife, "Psalme buikes and ballates" from Edinburche in 1570 (Melville, Diary, Bann. Club ed., p. 18). Lyoune Finewein was denounced rebel and put to the horn in 1571 (Diur. Occ., p. 239). John Phinevin was "teicher of the younge childrene" in Aberdeen in 1583 (CRA., p. 49), and in 1586 there is mention of umquhill John Phanevin in the same burgh (SCM., V, p. 115). The surname was current in the eighteenth century but is now perhaps extinct.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finveen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vanhaven | 75 | 25 | / |
| Vonhaven | 75 | 15 | / |
| Vinhoven | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vinaveni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Finyavin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fonven | 71 | 18 | / |
| von Haven | 71 | 11 | / |
| Fanven | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fnavan | 71 | 4 | / |
| van Haven | 71 | 3 | / |
| Finiavana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vinnaveni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanvene | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vinoven | 67 | 15 | / |
| van Heaven | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vanaven | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vinavon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fnvn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finifan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Haeven | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinhvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vianven | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vnaveen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veenhoven | 59 | 488 | / |
| Vinovin | 53 | 3 | / |
| Finovina | 50 | 1 | / |
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