Findlay is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Findlay
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Findlay is a variant of Finlay. A ancient Scottish personal name, said to be the same as Kinlay.

See Finlay - A ancient Scottish personal name, said to be the same as Kinlay.

Descendant of Fionnla meaning "fair, hero"; one who came from Findlay meaning "clear calf," in Scotland.

Findlay is variant of the Finley. Descendant of Fionnla meaning "fair, hero"; one who came from Findlay meaning "clear calf," in Scotland.

How popular is Findlay?

Findlay is common in Scotland, United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Wales, Trinidad and Tobago.

Findlay is ranked 16645 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Findlays grew by 8.65 per cent to 4509 since 2000 and ranked 7387 after elevating 16 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.52 87.16
Black 11.6 9.04
Hispanic or Latino 3.19 1.54
Others 1.66 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.67
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27 0.29
Findlay is quite popular family name mostly used in Scotland while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 33357 people have been found who wears Findlay as their family name. Findlay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Findlay:
108 Scotland6,823
6,755 United States6,390
1,474 England5,574
769 Australia5,066
1,177 Canada4,613
409 New Zealand1,601
398 Jamaica1,139
Countries with hundreds of Findlay:
9,206 South Africa732
1,263 Northern Ireland254
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines182
2,968 Wales107
1,702 Trinidad and Tobago106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,686 Ireland60
2,910 Panama59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
122,013 Brazil46
213,663 Thailand43
10,005 Colombia39
425 Isle of Man39
42,856 Spain36
6,884 Singapore34
4,028 Suriname32
10,875 Qatar25
90,467 Argentina25
204,848 France22
20,059 Venezuela20
59,260 Zimbabwe17
15,474 Estonia15
38,365 Switzerland15
196,901 Germany15
30,252 Zambia15
27,097 Denmark14
4,970 Guyana13
313 British Virgin Islands12
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
113 Anguilla12
45,659 Japan11
64,097 Austria11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,846 Netherlands10
1,494 Saint Lucia9
678 Sierra Leone9
228,986 Philippines8
134,908 Malaysia8
4,774 Hong Kong8
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Spinster Janet Findlay from Great Britain aboard the Conrad from Greenock during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 50 years old when she arrived in USA on May 29, 1849. Farmer J. Findlay, Gentleman William Findlay, are others that migrated to US.

Findlay Namesakes

  • Glen Findlay, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Donald Findlay, advocate and Queen's Counsel in Scotland
  • Linnie Findlay, writer-historian based in Ephraim, Utah
  • James Leslie Findlay, Scottish architect and soldier
  • Edmund Findlay, Scottish politician and baronet
  • Harriet Findlay, English political activist and philanthropist
  • Craig Findlay, former New Zealand cricketer
  • John Van Lear Findlay, U.S. Representative from Maryland
  • John Niemeyer Findlay, South African philosopher
  • George Findlay, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Ritchie Findlay, Scottish newspaper owner and philanthropist
  • Hugh Findlay, was one of the first two Mormon missionaries to enter India and initiated Mormon missionary work
  • Robert Findlay, Scottish-born Canadian architect
  • Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay
  • Mike Findlay, first player
  • Martha Hall Findlay, Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur
  • Brent Findlay, New Zealand cricketer
  • Roberta Findlay, American film director, cinematographer
  • Conn Findlay, four-time Olympic medalist
  • Arthur Findlay, writer, accountant
  • Jack Findlay, Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
  • Shawn Findlay, West Indies cricketer
  • Bill Findlay, Australian rules footballer

Findlay Namesakes

  • Glen Findlay, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Donald Findlay, advocate and Queen's Counsel in Scotland
  • Linnie Findlay, writer-historian based in Ephraim, Utah
  • James Leslie Findlay, Scottish architect and soldier
  • Edmund Findlay, Scottish politician and baronet
  • Harriet Findlay, English political activist and philanthropist
  • Craig Findlay, former New Zealand cricketer
  • John Van Lear Findlay, U.S. Representative from Maryland
  • John Niemeyer Findlay, South African philosopher
  • George Findlay, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Ritchie Findlay, Scottish newspaper owner and philanthropist
  • Hugh Findlay, was one of the first two Mormon missionaries to enter India and initiated Mormon missionary work
  • Robert Findlay, Scottish-born Canadian architect
  • Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay
  • Mike Findlay, first player
  • Martha Hall Findlay, Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur
  • Brent Findlay, New Zealand cricketer
  • Roberta Findlay, American film director, cinematographer
  • Conn Findlay, four-time Olympic medalist
  • Arthur Findlay, writer, accountant
  • Jack Findlay, Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
  • Shawn Findlay, West Indies cricketer
  • Bill Findlay, Australian rules footballer

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