Names / Finn
Is Finn a first name or a last name?
Finn is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a family name in the United States and Canada; mostly a given name in Norway, Germany and Sweden.
How to address someone called Finn
- Norway. Finn is a given name. Hi Finn on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Finn.
- United States. Finn is a family name, usually written last. Write Dear Mr. Finn or Dear Ms. Finn.
- United Kingdom. Finn is used both ways: 52% of people from the United Kingdom with this name in our data carry it as a family name. Look at where it sits in the name and how the person signs.
- Germany. Finn is a given name. Hi Finn on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Finn.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Finn by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Finn as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (640 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | 263 | 0% |
| United States | 83 | 17 | 83% |
| United Kingdom | 27 | 25 | 52% |
| Germany | 3 | 47 | 6% |
| Ireland | 28 | 8 | 78% |
| New Zealand | 10 | 18 | 36% |
| Sweden | 5 | 23 | 18% |
| Australia | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| Canada | 16 | 4 | 80% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 11 | 0% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Finn in the United States
- As a surname: about 20,852 people in the 2010 census, rank 1,721 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 18,776 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 1% of them girls.
Finn as a given name: men or women?
About 1% of people with Finn as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 1% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.