Finsley Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Finsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Finsley Last Name Facts

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

Finsley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Finsley is the 1,604,449th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Finsley is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Finsley are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Finsley is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 3,071,686. In The United States it is most common in: West Virginia, where 30 percent live, Ohio, where 19 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Finsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Finsley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Finsley surname grew 136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Finsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Finsley last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the party.

Finsley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $37,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finsly920/
Finsler8634/
Fensley8624/
Vinsley863/
Finslay860/
Finchley8034/
Fincle772/
Fensly770/
Fincly770/
Fensler71237/
Finzler7112/
Fønsler719/
Vensley712/
Fenslay711/
Finclay711/
Fensloe711/
Femsley711/
Fenscle710/
Finchler6739/
Fingelly675/
Fensli629/
Fenzle620/
Fensla620/
Fenslau57124/
Femsler571/
Phincle570/
Fincelli532/
Vinzelle531/
Fengilly531/
Femselly530/
Fengelle530/
Fengeller500/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Finsley
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