Last Name FINNEYSummary/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.
'Finne,' Gaelic, the genitive of 'Fionn,' fair, sincere, true; bringing to an end, wise, a head, chief. The name may be local from 'Fines,' a place in France. | |
Origin | English, Gaelic, Jewish, Irish |
Rank | 1,950 (2000 US census) | 2,040 (1990 US census) | |
Count | 16,919 (2000 US census) |
Race / ethnic distribution | |
The 2000 US Census claims that
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