How common is the surname Finnerty?

4,052 people in the United States had the surname Finnerty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,196 Americans. It ranked 8,184th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Finnerty?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Finnerty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Finnerty?

Dan Finnerty, American actor and singer.

Where is the surname Finnerty most common?

Wikidata records people named Finnerty in the United States.

Is the surname Finnerty getting more or less common?

More common. 4,004 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,052 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Finnerty

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,052 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F563

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Finnerty is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnachta (“descendant of Fionnachta”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + sneachta (“snow”).

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,052 people named Finnerty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,196 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,004.

#8,184

rank among US surnames

4,052

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,663)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,176	Hazard	4,054	76,158
#8,178	Stella	4,053	76,177
#8,184	Kaczmarek	4,052	76,196
#8,189	Severino	4,051	76,215

Who is named Finnerty

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

95% of people named Finnerty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Finnertys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Finnerty
American actor and singer, born 1970

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Finnerty come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnachta (“descendant of Fionnachta”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + sneachta (“snow”).
How common is the surname Finnerty?: 4,052 people in the United States had the surname Finnerty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,196 Americans. It ranked 8,184th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Finnerty?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Finnerty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Finnerty?: Dan Finnerty, American actor and singer.
Where is the surname Finnerty most common?: Wikidata records people named Finnerty in the United States.
What type of surname is Finnerty?: Finnerty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Finnerty getting more or less common?: More common. 4,004 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,052 in 2010, up 1.2%.