Fynn Surname

26,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fynn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Phin.' In Domesday 'Phin,' Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive, (a) Nick, 'the fine,' the exquisite, the delicate, the refined.

Robert le Fyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Fynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana15,1701:1,781298
South Africa3,4741:15,5951,972
England5871:94,92010,135
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Uruguay1131:30,3703,497
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Wales251:123,7819,267
India201:38,353,269431,471
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Swaziland41:324,550996
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland721:61,5264,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Fynn (545) may also be a first name.

Fynn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Phin.' In Domesday 'Phin,' Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive, (a) Nick, 'the fine,' the exquisite, the delicate, the refined.

Robert le Fyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Katherine Fin, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Maggot Fin, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Fin, Suffolk, ibid.

Thomas Fyn, chapman, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Roger Fyne, 1379: ibid.

Isabella Fynne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Nycholas Fynn, 1604: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Robertus Fyn, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Finn, q.v.

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

A native of Finland. Anglo-Saxon plur. Finnas. Fin. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The present family of Finn may be connected with John Finn of Chilham in 1702 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fynn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fynn is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fynn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,520th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 359,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fynn reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fynn is also the 360,901st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 545 people.

This surname is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 15,170 people, or 1 in 1,781. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Fynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fynn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fynn surname increased 306 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 201 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fynn last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fynn last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fynn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning R 306,372 per year; in United States they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning $38,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $49,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fynne8915/
Fyn86221/
Fnn864/
Finn7556,232/
Fenn7516,483/
Fyhn75919/
Fyon75207/
Fyna7580/
Føyn7543/
Fænn7515/
Fnne7512/
Fynø754/
Fnnk753/
Fync753/
Fnnq752/
Fysn752/
Fänn751/
Fönn751/
Pfnn751/
Fnnh751/
Fnnt751/
Hfyn751/
Finne672,391/
Fn67556/
Fenne67549/
Phynn6761/
Finnk6729/
Fihnn6721/
Fionn6712/
Fønne674/
Faenn672/
Finnø672/
Fuunn671/
Fnnnn671/
Finnh671/
Fennd670/
Fenng670/
Fienn670/
Finnn670/

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