The Surname FINAN is originally of VIKING/SCANDINAVIAN
Origins.It means FAIR.After
frequent Raiding of Northern France (known as 'Normandy' meaning
"NorthMen")
some VIKINGS settled there. The Name FINAN belonged to a NORMAN
Family
(of Scandanavian Origins) in FAINENT, FRANCE. In 1066 in the
Battle of Hastings,
the FINAN Family is said to have joined the Conquest of England,
and a bit later,
of Ireland. English of Norman Origins are called "Anglo-Norman",
and Irish of Norman
Origins, "Hiberno-Irish". That is why/how FINAN name came to be
used in England,
Ireland, and Scotland. (called CAMBRO-NORMANS)
Originally Scandanavian, and later on became a Name used in the
British Isles.
ALSO: It is believed that anyone bearing the SURNAME FINAN is a
descendant
of St. Finan of LINDISFARNE, (Scotland) a Monk who worked with
other Celtic
Monks in the British Isles.
