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

Finnigan (Russian: Финниган) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Finnigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,373rd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 761,658 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Finnigan reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 26 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,065 people, or 1 in 118,257. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Finnigan exists in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Finnigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Finnigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Finnigan last name expanded 202 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 940 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finnigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Finnigan last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Finnigan are 7.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.2% being registered to vote for 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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