Finney
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from several minor places in Cheshire, from either Old English finig (“heap”) or finn (“coarse grass”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪni
Proper noun edit
Finney (countable and uncountable, plural Finneys)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Finney is the 2139th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16939 individuals. Finney is most common among White (70.41%) and Black/African American (23.3%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Finney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 576.
Anagrams edit
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Finney f
- a female given name