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    The surname Finlayson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 2,273 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈfɪnlisən/ 3 syllables Soundex F542

    Finlayson: #13,407 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Finlayson #13,407, 2,273 people Finlayson: #13,407 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Finlayson #13,407, 2,273 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Finlayson is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Finlay + -son.

    Finlayson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,273 people named Finlayson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,832 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,282.

    #13,407
    rank among US surnames
    2,273
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,475)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,407Brendel2,273135,832
    #13,413Weingarten2,272135,892

    Who is named Finlayson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Finlayson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Finlaysons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hedley Herbert Finlayson
      Australian zoologist (1895–1991)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Finlinson

    Finlayson has the Soundex code F542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F542.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Finlayson come from?
    From Finlay + -son.
    How common is the surname Finlayson?
    2,273 people in the United States had the surname Finlayson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,832 Americans. It ranked 13,407th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Finlayson?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Finlayson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Finlayson?
    Hedley Herbert Finlayson, Australian zoologist (1895–1991).
    Where is the surname Finlayson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Finlayson in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Finlayson?
    Finlayson is /ˈfɪnlisən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Finlayson?
    Finlayson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Finlayson getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,273 in 2010, down 0.4%.
    What are other spellings of Finlayson?
    Finlinson.