Finlayson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a patronymic form of the name Finlay.[1][2]
People surnamed Finlayson include:
- Alan Finlayson, British political and social theorist
- Alex Finlayson (born 1951), American playwright
- Cathryn Finlayson (born 1988), New Zealand Olympic field hockey player
- Charles Finlayson (New Zealand athlete) (1889–1943), New Zealand cricketer and rugby league player
- Chris Finlayson (born 1956), Former New Zealand Attorney-General and MP
- Colin Finlayson (1903–1955), Canadian Olympic rower
- David Finlayson (1954), American classical musician and member of the New York Philharmonic
- George Finlayson (1790–1823), Scottish naturalist and traveller
- Gordon Finlayson, British philosopher
- Graham Finlayson (1932–1999), British photographer
- Hedley Herbert Finlayson (1895–1991), Australian mammalogist
- Hugh Finlayson (1810–1889), Ontario businessman and politician
- Iain Finlayson (1951–1990), British Olympic Alpine skier
- Innes Finlayson (1889–1980), New Zealand Rugby union player
- James Finlayson (industrialist) (1771–1852), Scottish industrialist
- James Finlayson (actor) (1887–1953), Scottish-American actor
- Jeremy Finlayson (born 1996), Australian rules football player
- John Harvey Finlayson (1843–1915), South Australian newspaper editor
- Roderick David Finlayson (1904–1992), New Zealand architectural draughtsman and writer
- Rob Finlayson, Manitoba judge
- William Finlayson (Australian politician) (1867–1955), Australian politician
- William Finlayson (Canadian politician) (1875–?), cabinet minister in Ontario
- William Finlayson (churchman) (1813–1897), South Australian pioneer
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Finlayson surname". www.surnamedb.com.
- ^ "Finlayson". rootsweb. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
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