Finan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnáin (“descendant of Fionnán”), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of fionn (“fair, blond”).
Proper noun
Finan (plural Finans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Finan is the 13383rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2276 individuals. Finan is most common among White (83.52%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.76%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Finan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 574.