Finlayson (surname)
Introduction '''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 * Finlayson (disambiguation)* Finlay (disambiguation)* MacKinley* McKinley (surname)
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