Finley Surname

10,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Finley Surname Definition:

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

Finley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,9001:7,264856
Canada1,9911:18,5062,616
England1,4641:38,0594,953
Australia5991:45,0685,661
Honduras1361:64,8271,398
Nicaragua1221:49,3531,414
Bahamas701:5,596542
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Israel361:237,71222,042
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Wales281:110,5198,545
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Scotland201:267,69112,985
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Saint Kitts and Nevis171:3,247437
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Qatar121:196,50026,891
India111:69,733,217610,955
France91:7,380,302306,885
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1881:23,5632,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7451:32,7194,340
Scotland691:54,2503,600
Wales131:120,6475,000
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0811:4,982628

Finley (3,820) may also be a first name.

Finley 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)

(Celtic) Fair Soldier or Fionn’s Soldier [Irish and Gaelic Fionnlaoch —v. Finn (Celtic) and + laoch, a soldier, hero]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Finley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finley (Arabic: فينلي, Russian: Финлей) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Finley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,250th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 132,771 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Finley are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Finley is also the 113,712th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 3,820 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 49,900 people, or 1 in 7,264. In The United States Finley is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Finley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finley surname rose 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Finley last name are 14.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Finley earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $27,039,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $40,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finnley9245/
Fienley926/
Finleya922/
Finlley922/
Finloey921/
Finleiy920/
Finly9175/
Finle9128/
Fnley911/
Finnlley861/
Finlay8324,909/
Fenley832,259/
Finlez8357/
Vinley8311/
Finlea838/
Fimley838/
Finler837/
Finnly834/
Finlee834/
Finleu833/
Finnle832/
Finluy831/
Fionly831/
Fynley831/
Finlej831/
Finlya831/
Finloy830/
Finlly830/
Finlie830/
Finlet830/
Finnelley805/
Finless7713/
Finlays778/
Fennley774/
Finnlay773/
Phinley772/
Finnler771/
Feenley771/
Finglie771/
Finlayd771/
Finloyd770/
Finlett770/
Fenly73711/
Fimle7318/
Finli7317/
Fenle7312/
Finla737/
Fynly731/
Fønly731/
Finnelly71138/
Finnelle7130/
Finnilly710/
Fähnle67433/
Fehnle6797/
Finlis6726/
Finlip6714/
Finlio679/
Venley677/
Fenlay676/
Fenler673/
Femley673/
Fenliy673/
Fennelley672/
Fimler671/
Feenly671/
Finlli671/
Vinlay671/
Fimleh671/
Fimlay671/
Finlat671/
Finlaz671/
Fenloy671/
Fenlly671/
Fenlys671/
Finlla671/
Fnlowe671/
Phinly670/
Fennly670/
Fenlee670/
Finlah670/

Finley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finley in the Russian language
Финлейfinlej-
Finley in the Arabic language
فينليfynly-

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Finley 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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Footnotes

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