Finucane Surname

149,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Finucane Surname Definition:

Woulfe makes this name Ó Fionnmhacháin and says it is a rare Munster name of which he can find no early form. It is found chiefly in Co. Clare, where the form Kinucane is recorded as having been used synonymously with Finucane. This suggests that it is a Mac not an O name viz.

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Finucane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3061:277,53425,925
Ireland7771:6,060936
Australia2901:93,08910,632
England2451:227,42118,997
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Canada981:375,97533,576
Wales351:88,4157,250
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3031:14,6201,876
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Finucane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Woulfe makes this name Ó Fionnmhacháin and says it is a rare Munster name of which he can find no early form. It is found chiefly in Co. Clare, where the form Kinucane is recorded as having been used synonymously with Finucane. This suggests that it is a Mac not an O name viz. Mac Fionnmhacháin or Mac Fhionnmhacháin.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(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

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

Finucane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Finucane is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finucane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,952nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,475,389 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Finucane are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Finucane is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,306 people, or 1 in 277,534. In The United States Finucane is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Finucane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Finucane has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 7,682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 256 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 681 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finucane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Finucane surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.87% registered with the party.

The amount Finucane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.3% less than the national average, earning R 106,224 per year; in United States they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $48,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $59,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finucaine942/
Finucanne940/
Finucan93660/
Finicane8810/
Funucane882/
Finocane881/
Finucain880/
Finucand880/
Fenucane880/
Finocan8014/
Fenucan801/
Finucon800/
Funicane752/
Finuckam751/
Fenucana750/
Vinukon534/
Fenoukon502/
Vinukoni501/

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