Finlayson (surname)

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

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