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The roots of the Finnyn surname in Ireland are somewhat unclear; it seems that the name was both native Irish Gaelic, and Norman. The Gaelic name "ó Fionnáin" seems to be derived from Gaelic word "fionn, "which means "fair." This Gaelic name has been Anglicized as Finan and Fanning, both of which are also Norman names that came to Ireland in the 12th century.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Finnyn research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1659, 1847 and 1901 are included under the topic Early Finnyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Finan, O'Finan, Ofinan, Finane and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Finnyn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: George Finnan, on record in Ontario, Canada in 1804; James Finan, who came to Ontario in 1818; Patrick Finan, who was naturalized in New York city in 1833.