Finley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Finley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

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

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

Finley is the variation of the Finlay. A ancient Scottish personal name, said to be the same as Kinlay.

How popular is Finley?

Finley is common in United States, Canada, England, Australia, Honduras, Nicaragua.

Finley is ranked 10261 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Finley bearers increased by 2.16 per cent in 2010 US census to 37672 since 2000, the surname slipped by 68 spots and ranked at 922. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.3 74.74
Black 21.35 20.65
Hispanic or Latino 2.36 1.41
Others 2.24 1.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.24 1.2
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.42
Finley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Saint Kitts and Nevis lie ahead in terms of density. Around 54880 people have been found who wears Finley as their family name. Finley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Finley:
856 United States49,892
Countries with thousands of Finley:
2,616 Canada1,991
4,953 England1,464
Countries with hundreds of Finley:
5,661 Australia599
1,398 Honduras136
1,414 Nicaragua122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
542 Bahamas70
12,123 New Zealand53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
113,742 Germany38
22,042 Israel36
6,688 Ireland33
4,663 Northern Ireland31
7,666 Singapore30
8,545 Wales28
4,715 Trinidad and Tobago24
4,532 Jamaica24
253,014 Indonesia24
12,985 Scotland20
896 United States Virgin Islands19
236,959 Brazil18
14,126 Colombia17
437 Saint Kitts and Nevis17
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
132,322 South Africa13
26,891 Qatar12
75,423 Netherlands12
610,955 India11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
306,885 France9
22,825 Uruguay9
476,604 Thailand8
150,293 Malaysia7
238,248 Philippines7
29,369 Liberia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant Henry Finley who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on October 19, 1848 by Celeste put out from Dublin. Servant Daniel Finley, Workman Philip Finley, Workman David Finley, Patrick Finley, aged 20, Immigrant Eliza Finley, Eliza Finley (18) Maid, John Finley (26) Mechanic, Michael Finley, aged 20, and 137 other Finley around 44.58% of whom were workman while others worked as mechanic and farmer, ostler, spinster migrated to US.

Finley Namesakes

  • Mitch Finley, American author
  • Guy Finley, American self-help writer, philosopher
  • Abi Finley, actress and Musical Theatre performer
  • Hugh F. Finley, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Lucinda Finley, Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy at the University at Buffalo
  • William A. Finley, American academic and the first president of Corvallis College
  • John L. Finley, United States Navy aviator and was selected as an astronaut
  • Charlie Finley, American businessman
  • Chuck Finley, retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher
  • Michael Finley, American retired professional basketball player and current film producer
  • Steve Finley, American former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Robert Finley, was briefly the president of the University of Georgia
  • Diane Finley, Canadian politician
  • Brian Finley, retired professional ice hockey goalie
  • Moses Finley, American-born British academic and classical scholar
  • Art Finley, American television and radio personality, mostly
  • Ron Finley, Los Angeles-based fashion designer to professional athletes
  • Karen Finley, American performance artist, musician and poet
  • Jesse J. Finley, member of the United States House of Representatives
  • John Huston Finley, was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903
  • Cameron Finley, American former child actor
  • Samuel Finley, evangelical preacher and academic
  • Bob Finley, SMU back drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Major League Baseball catcher
  • Joe Finley, American ice hockey defenseman
  • Jeff Finley, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Larry Finley, late-night broadcast pioneer
  • Mark Finley, former host and director of 'It Is Written'
  • Ebenezer B. Finley, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • John Park Finley, American meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer
  • David E. Finley, United States Representative from South Carolina
  • Amy Finley, American cook and writer

Finley Namesakes

  • Mitch Finley, American author
  • Guy Finley, American self-help writer, philosopher
  • Abi Finley, actress and Musical Theatre performer
  • Hugh F. Finley, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Lucinda Finley, Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy at the University at Buffalo
  • William A. Finley, American academic and the first president of Corvallis College
  • John L. Finley, United States Navy aviator and was selected as an astronaut
  • Charlie Finley, American businessman
  • Chuck Finley, retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher
  • Michael Finley, American retired professional basketball player and current film producer
  • Steve Finley, American former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Robert Finley, was briefly the president of the University of Georgia
  • Diane Finley, Canadian politician
  • Brian Finley, retired professional ice hockey goalie
  • Moses Finley, American-born British academic and classical scholar
  • Art Finley, American television and radio personality, mostly
  • Ron Finley, Los Angeles-based fashion designer to professional athletes
  • Karen Finley, American performance artist, musician and poet
  • Jesse J. Finley, member of the United States House of Representatives
  • John Huston Finley, was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903
  • Cameron Finley, American former child actor
  • Samuel Finley, evangelical preacher and academic
  • Bob Finley, SMU back drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Major League Baseball catcher
  • Joe Finley, American ice hockey defenseman
  • Jeff Finley, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Larry Finley, late-night broadcast pioneer
  • Mark Finley, former host and director of 'It Is Written'
  • Ebenezer B. Finley, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • John Park Finley, American meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer
  • David E. Finley, United States Representative from South Carolina
  • Amy Finley, American cook and writer

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