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Origin Of The Surname Finney
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Meaning Of The Surname Finney
Descendant of a Soldier
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Interesting
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Finney
Finney comes from the Old Gaelic surname O' Fiannaidh, of which it is the anglicised form. The prefix ‘o’ in this surname denotes that it is patronymic. Fiannaidh is a Gaelic personal name which comes from Fianna meaning ‘soldier’. Gaelic surnames usually passed down the name of a clan chieftain or a respected elder in a clan. Albert Finney, the English actor, is a famous bearer of this surname. |
Finney Statistics
Finney is the number 755 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 12,865 share the surname Finney in the UK.
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