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Finucane History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Finucane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The surname Finucane is derived from the Irish Mac Fionnmhachain or Mac Fhionnmhachain.

Early Origins of the Finucane family

The surname Finucane was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster.

Early History of the Finucane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Finucane research. Another 33 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1815 is included under the topic Early Finucane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Finucane Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Finucane, Kinucane and others.

Early Notables of the Finucane family

Prominent amongst the family at this time was

Honorable Matthias Finucane, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, whose son Andrew Finucane Esquire of Ennistymon House, County Clare, was granted a coat of arms in 1815

Finucane migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finucane Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Finucane, who arrived in Mississippi in 1841 1
Daniel Finucane was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1851
Thomas Finucane was naturalized in Pennsylvania 1858
James Finucane who was naturalized in Wisconsin in 1859
Patrick Finucane, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Finucane migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finucane Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Bryan Finucane, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1776
Bryan and Andrew Finucane, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1776 and 1786

Finucane Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Michael Finucane, aged 3 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Free Trader" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in Septemer 1847 2
Daniel Finucane was recorded in the 1871 census in Ontario

Contemporary Notables of the name Finucane (post 1700) +

Erin Finucane, American actress, known for All My Love, Dad (2011)
William S. Finucane, American Republican politician, Elected Illinois State House of Representatives 9th District 1940 3
Thomas W. Finucane, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912 3
Thomas J. Finucane (d. 1920), American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1900; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904; Member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919 3
James A. Finucane, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1908 3
Frederick T. Finucane, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 52nd District, 1962; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964 3
Emmett Finucane, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 3
Michael "Mick" Finucane (1922-2016), Irish Gaelic footballer for Kerry (1946-1950)
Marian Finucane (b. 1950), Irish broadcaster with Radio Telefís Éireann
Al Finucane, Irish footballer
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Finucane family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Noel Finucane, English First Waiter from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 4

The Finucane Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fide et Fortitude
Motto Translation: Faith and Fortitude.

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 28)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 10) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/