Finnie Surname
Approximately 6,459 people bear this surname
Finnie Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Phin.' In Domesday 'Phin,' Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive, (a) Nick, 'the fine,' the exquisite, the delicate, the refined.
Robert le Fyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameFinnie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,214 | 1:163,712 | 16,645 |
| Scotland | 1,616 | 1:3,313 | 586 |
| England | 943 | 1:59,086 | 7,055 |
| Canada | 825 | 1:44,661 | 5,502 |
| Australia | 334 | 1:80,825 | 9,395 |
| New Zealand | 264 | 1:17,153 | 2,999 |
| Ireland | 78 | 1:60,371 | 4,039 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 965 | 1:3,879 | 624 |
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Jersey | 11 | 1:4,717 | 830 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 285 | 1:176,206 | 15,764 |
Finnie (248) may also be a first name.
Finnie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Phin.' In Domesday 'Phin,' Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive, (a) Nick, 'the fine,' the exquisite, the delicate, the refined.
Robert le Fyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Katherine Fin, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Maggot Fin, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Thomas Fin, Suffolk, ibid.
Thomas Fyn, chapman, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Roger Fyne, 1379: ibid.
Isabella Fynne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Nycholas Fynn, 1604: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.
Robertus Fyn, 1307. Writs of Parliament.
Most likely from Irish O'Fidhne, the name of a Galway family (Woulfe). (2) less likely to be the diminutive of Finn. John Fynne contributed to church repairs in Aberdeen, 1508 (CRA., p. 80) David Fynie was common councillor there, 1509 (Guildry, p. 194), and David Fynne was merchant there, 1541 (SCM., II, p. 33) John Fynne was witness in Glasgow, 1551 (Protocols, I), John Finny, indweller in Brechin, 1578 (Brechin), William Finnie in Waley, witness, 1624 (OSS., I, 86), Thomas Fynnie, burgess of Edinburgh, 1640 (Inquis., 8631), and Margaret Phinne is recorded there in same year (Edinb. Marr.). John Finnie in Drumlochie, 1676 (Dunblane), John Phynnie was cordiner in Edinburgh, 1683 (Edinb. Marr.), and a pension was paid Marion Finnie there, 1741 (Guildry, p. 177). John Finnie, a Midlothian farmer, was one of the first to recognize the importance of chemistry and its application to agriculture, and was instrumental in founding the Agricultural Chemistry Association of Scotland in Edinburgh, 1842. Finney 1552, Phinnie 1631.
= Finn (q.v.) + the Irish and Gaelic pers. suff. -ach, or the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.
A native of Finland. Anglo-Saxon plur. Finnas. Fin. H.R.
Sincere.
Finne, Gaelic, the genitive of Fionn, fair, sincere, true; bringing to an end, wise, a head, chief. The name may be local from Fines, a place in France.
The present family of Finn may be connected with John Finn of Chilham in 1702 (H.).
Finney is a name established on the Derbyshire border in the Ashbourne district. Edward Fynney was bailiff of Lichfield in 1619 and 1627, and Edward Ffinney was sheriff of the city in 1641 (H.). The name was represented in Burton - on - Trent 300 years ago (S.).
Finney: The Finneys have their principal home on the Staffordshire border in the Ashbourn district. Edward Finey of Coates Park was high sheriff of Derbyshire in 1690 (P.). Last century a gentle family of this name resided at Fulshaw, Cheshire; Samuel Finney of Fulshaw, who died in 1798, was enamel - painter to the Queen (Ormerod's "Cheshire").
Finnie Demographics
Finnie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Finnie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Finnie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Finnie has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Finnie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,954th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,128,278 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Finnie reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 566,287th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 248 people.
Finnie is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,214 people, or 1 in 163,712. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Finnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Finnie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 520 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Finnie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Finnie surname are 4.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.8% registered with the party.
The amount Finnie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.01% less than the national average, earning 197,220 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning R 271,068 per year; in United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,567 CAD per year.
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