How Many People Have the Last Name Finlay?

2,980

people had the surname Finlay in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 99,010 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#10,721

Tied with 2 others

Per 100,000 People

1.01

In 2010

Largest Group

88.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.5%

+100 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Finlay (88.2%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Finlay ranks #8,419. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 91% to 88.2%.

White 88.2%
Black 4.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Finlay grew from 2,880 people in 2000 to 2,980 in 2010 (up 3.5%), and its rank fell from #10,258 to #10,721. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.07 to 1.01 people per 100,000.

20002010
People2,8802,980
Rank#10,258#10,721
Per 100,000 people1.071.01

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Finlay

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#10,717Featherston2,981
#10,717Kuhlmann2,981
#10,717Nicoletti2,981
#10,721Mager2,980
#10,721Paisley2,980
#10,721Finlay2,980
#10,724Bargas2,979

👤 Finlay as a First Name

Finlay is a first name too: about 1,288 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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