Finnigan Surname

53,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Finnigan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Of Fair Complexion [Irish Fi(o)nnagan—fi(o)nn, fair, white + the diminutive suff. -gan, earlier -can]

Finnigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0651:118,25712,708
England2,6771:20,8142,940
Australia1,4891:18,1302,528
Canada9051:40,7135,075
Scotland7811:6,8551,062
New Zealand2821:16,0582,799
Ireland931:50,6343,649
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
Wales471:65,8415,810
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France171:3,907,219231,005
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Bermuda121:5,440820
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Monaco11:37,0664,748
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5191:8,5351,281
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8491:28,7113,886
Scotland3311:11,3091,397
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5201:33,0393,971

Finnigan (26) may also be a first name.

Finnigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Of Fair Complexion [Irish Fi(o)nnagan—fi(o)nn, fair, white + the diminutive suff. -gan, earlier -can]

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

Finnigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finnigan (Russian: Финниган) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnigan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,373rd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 761,658 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Finnigan are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Finnigan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,065 people, or 1 in 118,257. In The United States Finnigan is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Finnigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finnigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finnigan last name increased 202 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 940 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finnigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Finnigan last name are 7.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Finnigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.91% less than the national average, earning R 83,376 per year; in United States they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $49,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Finnigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Finnigan in the Russian language
Финниганfinnigan-

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