Explore the Family Name Finneran

The meaning of Finneran

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Finnthighearn ‘descendant of Finnthighearn’, from fionn tighearna ‘fair lord’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Finneran in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Finneran saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 20,960 to 21,509—a change of -2.62%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Finneran last name increased by 3.85%, from 1,169 individuals in 2000 to 1,214 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease of -4.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,960	#21,509	-2.62%
Count	1,169	1,214	3.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Finneran

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Finneran surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority, though their percentage dropped slightly from 97.09% in 2000 to 94.56% in 2010, a decrease of -2.61%. The proportion of Finnerans identifying as Hispanic saw a modest rise of 17.53%, increasing from 1.54% to 1.81%. The most significant changes in ethnic identification were observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races. Both these groups grew substantially, with increases of 206.98% and 223.53% respectively. Groups identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no change, maintaining a constant 0% across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.09%	94.56%	-2.61%
Hispanic	1.54%	1.81%	17.53%
Two or More Races	0.51%	1.65%	223.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	1.32%	206.98%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%