Finlayson

Finlayson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a patronymic form of the name Finlay. 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