Finlyson Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Finlyson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finlyson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Finlyson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finlyson is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finlyson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Finlyson is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Finlyson occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Finlyson live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Finlyson is mostly concentrated in: Warwickshire, where 46 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 31 percent live and Worcestershire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Jamaica, where 6 percent live.

Finlyson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finlyson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Finlyson surname expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finlayson9415,606/
Finleyson9498/
Fienlayson891/
Fnlayson884/
Finleson881/
Finlison880/
Finlaison82122/
Fenlayson8224/
Finlaysen823/
Finlayzon821/
Finletson820/
Fenlison750/
Fennleson710/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Finlyson
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