Finigan Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Finigan Surname Definition:

= Finnegan, q.v.

Finigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:432,52937,287
England1801:309,54523,336
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Australia631:428,50333,982
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1521:29,1442,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6511:77,1418,199

Finigan (13) may also be a first name.

Finigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Finnegan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Descendant of little Fionn (fair).

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

From the Irish O’Finnegan; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Finigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finigan (Russian: Финиган) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Finigan is the 308,137th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,949,017 people. The surname Finigan is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Finigan are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name Finigan is most common in The United States, where it is held by 838 people, or 1 in 432,529. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Finigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finigan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Finigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Finigan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Finigan surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Finigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $47,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $47,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finighan9334/
Finhigan931/
Finigang931/
Finiegan930/
Finighang8820/
Finegan864,537/
Fenigan8611/
Funigan860/
Finugan860/
Finigam860/
Fineagan8035/
Funnigan801/
Fihnegan801/
Fainigam801/
Fienugan800/
Finegain800/
Fineegan800/
Phinigan800/
Fainegan800/
Fuinegan800/
Fineghan800/
Fenegan7142/
Fineganová712/
Venigan711/
Vinegan710/
Phinegan672/
Feneghan671/
Venegan575/

Finigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finigan in the Russian language
Финиганfinigan-

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