Finglas Surname History

Origins Available:
Ireland

The surname Finglas is derived from the place name Finglas, following the Norman custom of toponymic surnames.

Early Origins of the Finglas family

The surname Finglas was first found in at Finglas, now a suburb of Dublin (Irish: Áth Cliath) located on the east coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster, where four men called de Fynglas appeared before the archbishop's court in 1256.

Early History of the Finglas family

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Finglas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Finglas, Fynglis, Fynglas, Fynglass and others.

Early Notables of the Finglas family

Notable amongst the family up to this time was

Thomas Finglas of Westphalstown was M.P. for County Dublin in 1560, and Finglas of Tobersool (Tobertown) was one of the "men of name" in County Dublin in 1596

Finglas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finglas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Finglas immigrated to New York in 1851
Catherine and James Finglas, who arrived in New York in 1880