Last Name FINN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Phil. In Domesday 'Phin,' counties Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive. Also, nickname, 'the fine,' wil I get it next time? Exquizite, the delicate, the refined.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Hungarian

Rank	1,624 (2000 US census)	1,626 (1990 US census)

Count	20,218 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.32%, or 18665 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.66%, or 740 total occurrences, as black,
0.51%, or 103 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.36%, or 73 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.98%, or 198 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.16%, or 437 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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