Finney Family History

Finney Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called from Old English and Old Norse finn ‘coarse grass’ + Old English (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’ or ēg ‘island land partly surrounded by water’ such as the lost place Fynney in Cheddleton Staffordshire (recorded as Fyneye in 1320), Fenay in Almondbury (Yorkshire), Finney in Croston (Lancashire), Finney Hill in Kingsley (Cheshire), and perhaps also Fenny Rough in Chaddesley Corbett (Worcestershire). Compare Feeney.

English: habitational name perhaps also from Vinals Farm in Cuckfield or Vinehall in Mountfield (both in Sussex) or Viney's Wood in Crundale (Kent); or from some other place described in Middle English as a fin-haw (Old English fīn-haga) ‘wood-heap enclosure’.

Irish: from Ó Fidhne see Feeney.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Binney, Finne, Sidney, Finley, Linney, Finner, Winney, Hanney, Finn, Henney

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You can see how Finney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Finney family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Finney families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 46 Finney families living in Ontario. This was about 44% of all the recorded Finney's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Finney families in 1911.

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In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Finney.

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Farmer

38%

Labourer

23%

Laborer

12%

Carpenter

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Finney life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Finney in 1940 was 47, and 77 in 2004.

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Finney Surname Meaning

Irish: from Ó Fidhne see Feeney.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Finney family from?

What did your Finney ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Finney.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

38%

Labourer

23%

Laborer

12%

Carpenter

What Finney family records will you find?

What is the average Finney lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Finney life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Finney in 1940 was 47, and 77 in 2004.

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