How common is the surname Finn?

20,852 people in the United States had the surname Finn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,807 Americans. It ranked 1,721st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Finn?

John Finn, American actor, followed by Pat Finn.

Where is the surname Finn most common?

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

How do you pronounce Finn?

Finn is /ˈfɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Finn getting more or less common?

More common. 20,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,852 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Finn also a first name?

Yes. Finn 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 Finn

A surname, carried by 20,852 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex F500 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). Finn is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,852 people named Finn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,807 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,218.

#1,721

rank among US surnames

20,852

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,624)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,712	Lanier	20,997	14,704
#1,713	Zarate	20,992	14,708
#1,714	Major	20,977	14,718
#1,715	Escamilla	20,958	14,732
#1,716	Otero	20,937	14,746
#1,717	Henley	20,934	14,749
#1,718	Dick	20,923	14,756

Who is named Finn

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

91% of people named Finn identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Finns

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Finn
American actor, born 1952
Pat Finn
American actor, 1965–2025
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, born 1987
William Finn
American composer, 1952–2025
Charlie Finn
American film and television actor, born 1975
Charles Finn
American water polo player (1899–1974)
Mindy Finn
American academic, born 1980
Camila Finn
Brazilian model, born 1991
James Finn
British diplomat (1806–1872)

Notable Finns come mostly from the United States (9), Brazil (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Finn

Finn has the Soundex code F500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F500.

Questions

Where does the surname Finn come from?: An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.
How common is the surname Finn?: 20,852 people in the United States had the surname Finn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,807 Americans. It ranked 1,721st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Finn?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Finn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Finn?: John Finn, American actor, followed by Pat Finn.
Where is the surname Finn most common?: Wikidata records people named Finn in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Finn?: Finn is /ˈfɪn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Finn getting more or less common?: More common. 20,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,852 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Finn also a first name?: Yes. Finn 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.