# Finn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/finn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,852 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,721 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,807 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (20,218 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Finn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Finn in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Finn

- John Finn, American actor
- Pat Finn, American actor
- Michelle Finn-Burrell, American athletics competitor (born 1965)
- Jerry Finn, American record producer (1969–2008)
- Eber Finn, 1700 BC (AFM), 1287-1286 BC
- Parker Finn, American film director
- William Finn, American composer
- Charlie Finn, American film and television actor
- Charles Finn, American water polo player (1899–1974)
- Mindy Finn, American academic
- Camila Finn, Brazilian model
- James Finn, British diplomat (1806–1872)

## Similar surnames

Finney, Fine, Fain, Fenn, Fann, Fein, Finnie, Fino, Feeney, Fan, Feehan, Fama.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.