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Finnegan

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Meaning

Fair or blond, through the Irish Finnacán/Fionnagán name family.

The exact English entry documents both surname transfer and the related earlier given-name route. Old Irish Finnacán is formed from find, fair or blond, with a diminutive suffix. This explains the source-name element, not a description of a bearer.

Origin

Irish

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English pronunciation

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Published name usage

Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.

Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Boys59 · preliminary5032025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys82664Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States2025Girls613208Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2025Boys569526Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Meaning: Fair or blond, through the Irish Finnacán/Fionnagán name family.

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The exact English entry documents both surname transfer and the related earlier given-name route. Old Irish Finnacán is formed from find, fair or blond, with a diminutive suffix. This explains the source-name element, not a description of a bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Origin: Irish

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Supporting evidence: Finnegan: surname and earlier given-name routes

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The entry traces the surname through Ó Fionnagáin, descendant of Fionnagán, and identifies Finnacán as an earlier form also anglicized Finnegan. The two routes share a source-name family but are not collapsed into one literal surname translation. Native Old Irish IPA is not an English guide. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Spelling variant: Finigan

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The exact entry records this as a surname spelling variant. This relationship is explicitly scoped to the surname route; it does not establish interchangeable given-name origins or readings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Spelling variant: Finnigan

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The exact entry records this as a surname spelling variant. This relationship is explicitly scoped to the surname route; it does not establish interchangeable given-name origins or readings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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