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

The surname Finsley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Finsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name is predominantly 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 surname Finsley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 3,071,686. In The United States it is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 30 percent reside, Ohio, where 19 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Finsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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 adherence of those bearing the Finsley last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Finsley surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered with 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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