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

Family Name / Last Name: Phinney
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Descendant of the soldier.

Phinney is a variant of Finney. Descendant of the soldier.

Phinney is variation of the Feeney. Descendant of the soldier.

How popular is Phinney?

Phinney is common in United States, Canada.

Phinney is ranked 85292 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Phinney bearers increased by 1.52 per cent in 2010 US census to 3472 since 2000, the surname slipped by 546 spots and ranked at 9368. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.29 94.85
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.73
Others 1.64 1.17
Black 1.58 1.29
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.79
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.18
Phinney is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Canada is ahead in terms of density. Around 5656 people have been found who wears Phinney as their family name. Phinney is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Phinney:
8,712 United States4,758
Countries with hundreds of Phinney:
5,663 Canada798
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,696 Cuba75

Immigrants to US

From Germany

A. Phinney from France aboard the Michigan from Liverpool on February 26, 1891. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in Boston.

Phinney Namesakes

  • Elihu Phinney, first printer in Cooperstown, New York
  • Beth Phinney, Canadian former politician
  • Davis Phinney, former professional road bicycle racer
  • Taylor Phinney, American professional road racing cyclist

Phinney Namesakes

  • Elihu Phinney, first printer in Cooperstown, New York
  • Beth Phinney, Canadian former politician
  • Davis Phinney, former professional road bicycle racer
  • Taylor Phinney, American professional road racing cyclist

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