How common is the surname Finley?

37,672 people in the United States had the surname Finley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,196 Americans. It ranked 922nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Finley?

Michael Finley, American basketball player (born 1973), followed by Moses I. Finley.

Where is the surname Finley most common?

Wikidata records people named Finley in the United States.

How do you pronounce Finley?

Finley is /ˈfɪnli/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Finley getting more or less common?

More common. 36,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,672 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Finley also a first name?

Yes. Finley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Finley

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 37,672 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɪnli/ 2 syllables Soundex F540 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Finley is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of Finlay.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,672 people named Finley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,196 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,874.

#922

rank among US surnames

37,672

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #854)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#913	Lugo	37,903	8,146
#914	Portillo	37,890	8,148
#915	Dougherty	37,884	8,150
#916	Crane	37,870	8,153
#917	Haley	37,858	8,155
#918	Phan	37,836	8,160
#919	Villalobos	37,754	8,178

Who is named Finley

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

72% of people named Finley identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Finleys

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Finley
American basketball player (born 1973)
Moses I. Finley
American-born British academic and classical scholar (1912–1986)
William Finley
American actor (1940/1942–2012)
Mason Finley
American shot putter and discus thrower, born 1990
Cameron Finley
American actor, born 1987
Greg Finley
American actor born 1984
Hala Finley
American actress, born 2009
Steve Finley
American baseball player, born 1965
Morris Finley
American basketball player (born 1981)
James Finley
American civil engineer, 1756–1828
Tish Cyrus
American actress and producer, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Finley

Finley has the Soundex code F540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F540.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Finley come from?: Variant of Finlay.
How common is the surname Finley?: 37,672 people in the United States had the surname Finley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,196 Americans. It ranked 922nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Finley?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Finley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Finley?: Michael Finley, American basketball player (born 1973), followed by Moses I. Finley.
Where is the surname Finley most common?: Wikidata records people named Finley in the United States.
How do you pronounce Finley?: Finley is /ˈfɪnli/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Finley getting more or less common?: More common. 36,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,672 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Finley also a first name?: Yes. Finley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.