Finnucane Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Finnucane Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Fi(o)nnmhacan (mh mute), from fi(o)nn, fair, white, with the diminutive suff. -cán]

Finnucane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:85,6174,914
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Finnucane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Fi(o)nnmhacan (mh mute), from fi(o)nn, fair, white, with the diminutive suff. -cán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Fionnmhacháin A Co. Clare name.

With the initial F aspirated it becomes Kinucane, also found in Clare. SIF 69

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Finnucane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finnucane occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Finnucane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finnucane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Finnucane is the 2,034,059th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Finnucane occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Finnucane are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in Ireland, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 85,617. In Ireland Finnucane is most numerous in: Munster, where 100 percent are found. Barring Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Finnucane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finnucane has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Finnucane surname grew 393 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finnucane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Finnucane earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.31% more than the national average, earning R 293,040 per year.

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